Review Scream 2 (Dimension Collector's Series)

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Scream 2 (Dimension Collector's Series) Overview

Here's the incredible follow-up to the smash hit phenomenon SCREAM! Away at college, Sidney Prescott (Neve Campbell -- SCREAM, WILD THINGS) thought she'd finally put the shocking murders that shattered her life behind her ... until a copycat killer begins acting out a real-life sequel! Now, as history eerily repeats itself, ambitious reporter Gale Weathers (Courteney Cox -- SCREAM, SCREAM 3), deputy Dewey (David Arquette -- SCREAM, SCREAM 3), and other SCREAM survivors find themselves trapped in a terrifyingly clever plotline where no one is safe -- or beyond suspicion! Director Wes Craven (SCREAM) and hit-making writer Kevin Williamson (SCREAM, I KNOW WHAT YOU DID LAST SUMMER) team up once again and deliver the big screen's hippest, coolest, edgiest thrill-ride ever!

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Fully aware of its status as the sequel to the surprise hit thriller of 1996, this lively follow-up trades freshness for familiarity, playing on our affection for returning characters while obeying--and then subverting--the "rules" of sequels. Once again, movie references are cleverly employed to draw us into the story, which takes place two years after the events of Scream, at a small Ohio college, where the Scream survivors reunite when another series of mysterious killings begins. Capitalizing on the guesswork involving a host of potential suspects, director Wes Craven and screenwriter Kevin Williamson have crafted a thriller that's more of a Scream clone than a genuinely inventive new story. But the shocks are just as effective, and escalating tension leads to a tautly staged climax that's simultaneously logical and giddily over the top. Background information for trivia buffs: to preserve the secrecy of plot twists, copies of the screenplay were heavily guarded during production and restricted to only the most crucial personnel. When an early draft was circulated on the Internet, screenwriter Kevin Williamson did rewrites, and subsequent drafts were printed with red ink on brown paper, eliminating the threat of photocopying. None of the cast members knew who the killer was until the final scenes were filmed! -- Jeff Shannon

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Review Sex and the City: The Complete Series (Collector's Giftset)

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Sex and the City: The Complete Series (Collector's Giftset) Overview

For six seasons Carrie Bradshaw and friends Samantha, Miranda, and Charlotte offered us their hilarious, outspoken and outrageous look at dating, mating and relating in the big city. Celebrate the show that explores the day-to-day -- and night-to-night -- world of single women in this, the definitive collector's edition.

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Sex and the City is based on Candace Bushnell's provocative bestselling book. Sarah Jessica Parker stars as Carrie Bradshaw, a self-described "sexual anthropologist," who writes "Sex and the City," a newspaper column that chronicles the state of sexual affairs of Manhattanites in this "age of un-innocence." Her "posse," including nice girl Charlotte (Kristin Davis), hard-edged Miranda (Cynthia Nixon), and party girl Samantha (Kim Cattrall)--not to mention her own tumultuous love life--gives Carrie plenty of column fodder. Over the course of the first season's 12 episodes, the most prominent dramatic arc concerns Carrie, who goes from turning the tables on "toxic bachelors" by having "sex like a man" to wanting to join the ranks of "the monogamists" with the elusive Mr. Big (Chris Noth). Meanwhile, Miranda, Cynthia, and Samantha have their own dating woes.

The second season builds on the foundation of the first season with plot arcs that are both hilarious and heartfelt, taking the show from breakout hit to true pop-culture phenomenon. Relationship epiphanies coexist happily alongside farcical plots and zingy one-liners, resulting in emotionally satisfying episodes that feature the sharp kind of character-defining dialogue that seems to have disappeared from the rest of TV long ago. When last we left the NYC gals, Carrie had just broken up with a commitment-phobic Mr. Big (Chris Noth), but fans of Noth's seductive-yet-distant rake didn't have to wait long until he was back in the picture, as he and Carrie tried to make another go of it. Their relationship evolution, from reunion to second breakup, provides the core of the second season. Among other adventures, Charlotte puzzles over whether one of her beaus was "gay-straight" or "straight-gay"; Miranda tries to date a guy who insists on having sex only in places where they might get caught; and Samantha copes with dates who range from, um, not big enough to far too big--with numerous stops in between.

The third season was the charm, as the series earned its first Emmy for Outstanding Comedy Series to go along with its Golden Globes for Best Comedy Series and Best Actress (Parker). One of this season's two principal story arcs concerned hapless-in-love Charlotte and her pursuit of a husband; enter (if only...) Kyle McLachlan as the unfortunately impotent Trey. Meanwhile, Carrie has a brief but memorable fling with a politician who's golden, but not in the way she anticipated. She then sabotages her too-good-to-be-true relationship with furniture designer Aidan (John Corbett) by having an affair with Mr. Big (Chris Noth), who himself has gotten married. Like I Love Lucy, the series benefited from a brief change of scenery with a three-episode jaunt to Los Angeles, where Carrie and company encountered, among others, Matthew McConaughey, Vince Vaughn, Hugh Hefner, and Sarah Michelle Gellar.

The fourth season is just as smart and sexy as ever, mixing caustic adult wit and sharply observed situation comedy on the mean streets of Manhattan, though this time the quartet of singleton city girls must endure even tougher combat in the unending war of love, sex, and shopping. Carrie finally seems to have found her ideal life partner when she is reunited with handsome craftsman Aidan. But can their relationship survive trial by cohabitation? Meanwhile Charlotte seems to have both her dream Park Avenue apartment and a solution to her marital problems with Trey. But when the subject of babies comes up, everything starts to unravel for her, too. It's not just Charlotte who has baby issues either: after what seems like an eternity of enforced sexual abstinence Miranda is horrified to discover she's pregnant. And as for the sultry Samantha, she's on a quest for monogamy, first with an exotic lesbian artist, then with a philandering businessman, with whom to her utter dismay she just might have fallen in love.

It was a short but sweet fifth season, as HBO's resident comediennes found themselves affected by forces beyond their control--the pregnancies of both Sarah Jessica Parker and Cynthia Nixon. A truncated shooting schedule to accommodate the actresses forced this season to be reduced to a mere eight episodes, but they and creators forged ahead, creating a handful of episodes that if short in content were long on emotion and laughs. Carrie and Miranda wrestled with their solitary lifestyles, albeit with new attachments--Miranda had new baby Brady and single motherhood, while Carrie found herself in the world of publishing as the author of a real-life book of her columns. Charlotte wondered if she'd ever find another man, while Samantha finally got rid of the one that had been vexing her far too much. If the season as a whole felt less than the sum of its parts, those parts were some of the best comedy in the show's history. The season's climactic episode, "I Love a Charade," was one of the series' best episodes ever, equally touching and funny, and grounded the show in an emotional maturity that announced that after all their wild travails, these women had truly grown up.

After a long wait--like the entire fifth season--Carrie is dating again. The sixth season starts with Carrie and her sparkly new potential, Berger (Ron Livingston), trying to leave past relationships and hit it off, with mixed results. Meanwhile Carrie's friends seem to be settling down, relatively speaking. Miranda decides that her affair with TiVo cannot compete when Mr. Perfect (Blair Underwood, at his most charming) moves into her building. Charlotte's feelings for her "opposites attract" boyfriend (Evan Handler) deepen, but they still have a few things to iron out. Most surprising is Samantha's hot relationship with waiter-actor-stud Smith Jerrod (Jason Lewis) taking on something resembling love, despite Samantha's best intentions. Before the sixth season started in the summer of 2003, a bombshell hit: it was announced that this would be the finale. But it would be a long season, and these 12 episodes plant the seeds for the final 8 airing the following winter. These dozen episodes illustrate the maturity of the show: there's not a bad one in the bunch, and the show is still flat-out funny. The comedy blends serious points of how we perceive singles, couples, and parents (and the gifts we lavish on the latter two). Carrie's method of celebrating her singlehood is just another gem in this treasure of a series.

With the last eight episodes of the sixth season, HBO's grand sitcom concluded, leaving untold numbers of women--and many men--feeling deprived. The six-year series certainly did not outlast its welcome; the final season is some of the best TV had to offer in 2004. In many ways, the eight episodes served as a single finale, with all four characters approaching a kind of destiny and happiness, the theme of this last half-season (which aired weeks after the first half). Carrie (Sarah Jessica Parker) continues her romance with Russian artist (Mikhail Baryshnikov), a flippantly arrogant man who's been around the block, but able to supply Carrie's needed desire for magic. Miranda (Cynthia Nixon) has settled down with Steve (David Eigenberg), but there is more that will change with her, including her address. Charlotte (Kristin Davis) continues to make baby plans now that the husband slot is filled quite nicely (Evan Handler). Going down the final stretch--and Samantha's (Kim Cattrall) cancer--gives the series a more serious tone, but there's always a jab to tickle the funny bone: Miranda's awkwardness with happiness, Charlotte's latest passion, Carrie typing someplace new, and Samantha getting into Paris Hilton territory. Like any series winding down, there is a wedding, a baby, old faces popping up, and some star-ladened new ones. In the final two-part episode, "An American in Paris," Carrie faces her romantic destiny, but also solidifies herself as a fashion icon, an Audrey Hepburn for 21st-century television. In the penultimate episode, she asks her friends an emotional question: "What if I never met you?" Certainly fans can ask of themselves the same question and reminisce how much better TV became since they first tuned in these four women of the City.

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Review The Lord of the Rings - The Return of the King (Platinum Series Special Extended Edition)

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Don't be afraid to purchase a used DVD from them. I have watched this a few times as it is one of my favorite movies and it was in excellent shape!

I need not tell you if you're reading this how great the trilogy is. The added scenes as well as the behind the scene DVD's on how they created this masterpiece trilogy are fascinating and make you admire the trilogy even more.

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The WINNER of 11 Academy Awards* including BEST PICTURE is now 50 minutes longer! This extended version of the epic conclusion of The Lord of the Rings trilogy includes new score by Howard Shore and over 350 new digital effects shots.

The Lord of the Rings - The Return of the King (Platinum Series Special Extended Edition) Specifications

The greatest trilogy in film history, presented in the most ambitious sets in DVD history, comes to a grand conclusion with the extended edition of The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King. Not only is the third and final installment of Peter Jackson's adaptation of the works of J.R.R. Tolkien the longest of the three, but a full 50 minutes of new material pushes the running time to a whopping 4 hours and 10 minutes. The new scenes are welcome, and the bonus features maintain the high bar set by the first two films, The Fellowship of the Ring and The Two Towers.

What's New?

One of the scenes cut from the theatrical release but included here, the resolution of the Saruman storyline, generated a lot of publicity when the movie opened, as actor Christopher Lee complained in the press about losing his only appearance. It's an excellent scene, one Jackson calls "pure Tolkien," and provides better context for Pippin to find the wizard's palantir in the water, but it's not critical to the film. In fact, "valuable but not critical" might sum up the ROTK extended edition. It's evident that Jackson made the right cuts for the theatrical run, but the extra material provides depth and ties up a number of loose ends, and for those sorry to see the trilogy end (and who isn't?) it's a welcome chance to spend another hour in Middle-earth. Some choice moments are Gandalf's (Ian McKellen) confrontation with the Witch King (we find out what happened to the wizard's staff), the chilling Mouth of Sauron at the gates of Mordor, and Frodo (Elijah Wood) and Sam (Sean Astin) being mistaken for Orc soldiers. We get to see more of Éowyn (Miranda Otto), both with Aragorn and on the battlefield, even fighting the hideously deformed Orc lieutenant, Gothmog. We also see her in one of the most anticipated new scenes, the Houses of Healing after the battle of the Pelennor Fields. It doesn't present Aragorn (Viggo Mortensen) as a savior as the book did, but it shows the initial meeting between Éowyn and Faramir (David Wenham), a relationship that received only a meaningful glance in the theatrical cut.

If you want to completely immerse yourself in Peter Jackson's marvelous and massive achievement, only the extended edition will do.

And for those who complained, no, there are no new endings, not even the scouring of the Shire, which many fans were hoping to see. Nor is there a scene of Denethor (John Noble) with the palantir, which would have better explained both his foresight and his madness. As Jackson notes, when cuts are made, the secondary characters are the first to go, so there is a new scene of Aragorn finding the palantir in Denethor's robes. Another big difference is Aragorn's confrontation with the King of the Dead. In the theatrical version, we didn't know whether the King had accepted Aragorn's offer when the pirate ships pulled into the harbor; here Jackson assumes that viewers have already experienced that tension, and instead has the army of the dead join the battle in an earlier scene (an extended cameo for Jackson). One can debate which is more effective, but that's why the film is available in both versions. If you feel like watching the relatively shorter version you saw in the theaters, you can. If you want to completely immerse yourself in Peter Jackson's marvelous and massive achievement, only the extended edition will do.

How Are the Bonus Features?

To complete the experience, The Return of the King provides the same sprawling set of features as the previous extended editions: four commentary tracks, sharp picture and thrilling sound, and two discs of excellent documentary material far superior to the recycled material in the theatrical edition. Those who have listened to the seven hours of commentary for the first two extended editions may wonder if they need to hear more, but there was no commentary for the earlier ROTK DVD, so it's still entertaining to hear Jackson break down the film (he says the beacon scene is one of his favorites), discuss differences from the book, point out cameos, and poke fun at himself and the extended-edition concept ("So this is the complete full strangulation, never seen before, here exclusively on DVD!"). The documentaries (some lasting 30 minutes or longer) are of their usual outstanding quality, and there's a riveting storyboard/animatic sequence of the climactic scene, which includes a one-on-one battle between Aragorn and Sauron.

One DVD Set to Rule Them All
Peter Jackson's trilogy has set the standard for fantasy films by adapting the Holy Grail of fantasy stories with a combination of fidelity to the original source and his own vision, supplemented by outstanding writing, near-perfect casting, glorious special effects, and evocative New Zealand locales. The extended editions without exception have set the standard for the DVD medium by providing a richer film experience that pulls the three films together and further embraces Tolkien's world, a reference-quality home theater experience, and generous, intelligent, and engrossing bonus features. --David Horiuchi

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Fantastic Director's Cut - T. Robinson -
OK, so I'm a bit of a fan. I caught all the midnight showings of the LOTR films. Then I got all the director's cut versions of the films. I'll keep this short because I'm probably preaching to the choir with the review. I WILL say that I liked how the book ended better than the liberties the writers took with this. Other scenes could have been cut to deal with Saruman's demise.



Lord of the rings - MARGUEX - Vicksburg,MS USA
I bought this ti replace the DVD m grand daughter lost. I am going to buy the other two in this extended format because of added information about the film and characters. It arrived on time and in perfect condition



Return of the King - June Gagnon - Westport, MA
item was received super fast....even before the other Part 1 &2 that I ordered the same day..............it was wonderful....love that trilogy......great service from this one

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Review Max Headroom: The Complete Series (Lenticular Cover)

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As many have said before Max Headroom was ahead of its time in a lot of ways. I believe this was the first, dystopic cyperpunk styled television series to be released on either side of the pond. And not many came after that. In other words all you William Gibson/Blade Runner fans out there should take note. This show was dark, gritty, and with loads of tech goodies. It delved into the same Gibson-type themes like class warfare, dependence on technology, the rise and domination of major corporations, and more. In many ways it takes on this material better than most cyberpunk movies did at the time.

Max Headroom started off as a fictional computer construct that had his own show. Of course back then the technology wasn't there to make a decent enough computer generated image so the character was portrayed by Matt Frewer (Honey I Shrunk the Kids) with a lot of make up and video editing effects. The Max Headroom Show was essentially a music video program with Max as the host. The concept was Max was an artificial intelligence. People loved it. He also did Coke commercials, specials and even was featured in some songs. Then a TV movie called Max Headroom and 20 Minutes into the Future came to be. From there this television series was born.

Building on the A.I. concept the show gave an origin for Max as the digital alter ego of a prolific news reporter Edison Carter from said dystopic future. In this future government is put to the side in place of big business, and the biggest are the television stations. So Edison goes around finding great exposes for his relatively benevolent TV megacorporation Network 23. So that's the premise in a nutshell. Lots of great ideas came from that including commercials that can fry your brain, pirate tv channels run from mobile vans, subliminal mind control, dream recording, and other crazy stuff.

The Max Headroom series was really ahead of its time in a number of ways. A part of Edison's crew includes a "controller" that can access various public and security cameras as well as hack into security access and other subsystems rather easily. This controller also can pull up just about any information Edison needs from whatever database she accesses (Internet anyone?). Max himself seems to be able to talk to and get into just about any computer, television or other network device available. There are episodes that deal with gene manipulation on the fetal level, conspiracies to gain attention through false terrorist acts, people not acknowledged because they are not on any database, apocalyptic religions. This all may seem old hat these days. However television didn't really touch on a lot of these subjects in those days.

So yes, Max Headroom is cool if you like this kind of stuff. Now this DVD has been a long time coming. All 14 episodes (that includes the one that didn't aire in the U.S.) are already slated. Not much else has been announced on what's going to come with this set, but this is supposed to be a five DVD set release and it's hard to believe all that space is just going to be the shows. Here are some things that are out there that could be possible options:

Max Headroom: 20 Minutes into the Future - This is an obvious choice as it is the telefilm that launches the American TV series. It's the origin story of Max and establishes the setting and vibe of the entire series.

Unproduced Scripts - There are three known scripts that never made it beyond pre-production. They are Xmas, Theora's Tale and The Trial. Would be nice to see them along with any pre-production footage that exists.

The Max Headroom Show - It might be too much to ask for the entire 17 episode run, but it would be need to get a peek at a couple of the best snippets.

The Coka Cola and Radio Rentals commercials - They are definitely a sign of the times, but still would be interesting to have a few in here if they can get the licensing from the respective companies.

Music Video - Art of Noise did a song called Paranormia that featured Max rambling on to music. Could be a quick and easy addition to fill space.

Max Headroom on Sesame Street - A short appearance he did reciting the alphabet.

The Original Max Talking Headroom Show - A short lived interview show from Cinemax.

These are all well and good, but just about all of them are just pertaining to Max Headroom the character and not the show. Here's hoping Shout! Factory can dig up some behind the scenes footage, outtakes and bloopers, interviews with cast and crew, anything about the show. As for there being a Blu-Ray release it likely won't happen anytime soon. Shout! Factory hasn't had a Blu-Ray release yet. I don't think they have the resources for the remastering and touching up that is involved. Oh well. Maybe we'll see it 20 minutes in the future.

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Max Headroom: The Complete Series (Lenticular Cover) Overview

Television networks battle one another in an unrelenting ratings war. Whoever controls the airwaves controls the dystopic world in which they broadcast. So when Network 23s star reporter, Edison Carter, uncovers a deadly secret that could shake up the dominion the station has over its viewers, the only option is to eliminate Carter before he can make his story public. After his “accident,” his mind is uploaded to create the world’s first self-aware, computer-generated TV host: Max Headroom! But will Max bow to his creators? Or will he be the key to his human alter ago bringing down a network superpower?
Able to boast his own international talk show, music videos, countless endorsements and merchandising, the puckish Max Headroom became more than just a character on television. He was a decade-defining icon, never better represented than in this sardonically witty, adventurous look at society and the place of media within it. Now all 14 uncut episodes — starring Matt Frewer (Watchmen), Amanda Pays (The Flash), Jeffrey Tambor (Arrested Development) and Morgan Sheppard (Star Trek) — are finally available together in one long-awaited DVD collection!

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Praise be to "The Shout Factory!" - Rykre - Carson City, Nevada
All us Sci-Fi fans have been waiting for this short-lived, but very important TV series from back in the eighties. Any company could have picked up this series and made a fortune for themselves releasing this ardently-sought-after TV series.

I even expected that Rhino could have gotten the license to release this series. But anyway, I know many of us are hoping that this series would be released simultaneously in Blu-Ray with the DVD release, but I really doubt that that will happen. Even Rhino, hasn't released anything in Blu-Ray, because High Definition mastering is a whole different ball game.

But, anyway, now many of us who have been holding on to our old dinosaur VCR's just to play our own old TV recorded VHS tapes of episodes of Max Headroom will now be able to watch the series on DVD and will be enjoying a hell of a lot better sound and picture.

I can't wait. Thank you, Shout Factory.



About time - D. R. M. - Minneapolis, MN United States
When this show was on originally in 1987 (on the cover of Time or Newsweek and it still was canceled), I fell in love with it and managed to tape most of the episodes on my Beta recorder. My last Beta machine conked out 15 years ago and I was unable to watch Max (and a few other shows) ever since. Last year, though, I found a Beta deck at a yard sale for the grand sum of ! And it works great! (A pro quality Toshiba that weighs a ton!) So, I've been watching Max again. And boy, does this show hold up! It's a precursor of so many TV shows and movies it isn't funny. Way ahead of its time. Also, it predicts the plague of garbage reality TV we suffer from today. If you've never seen it, at least Netflix it when it comes out. I wouldn't be surprised if you end up buying it. I, for one, am really looking forward to seeing the show--with its great dystopian look and feel--on sharp new DVD transfers. It's one of TV's smartest, funniest sci fi shows.



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How come in this day and age are they not coming out with a new release also in Blu-Ray. Probably so we'll all buy the DVD (cause we really want it!) and for Christmas they'll come out with the Blu-Ray version. Or maybe more versions in progression, as in the George Lucas sales method. Come on-we'll even pay more for Max in Blu-Ray! One star off because of no blu-ray.

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