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< Wallace&Gromit - The Curse of the Were-Rabbit (Widescreen Edition) > < Wallace and Gromit: Three Amazing Adventures > < Chicken Run > < Wallace&Gromit in Three Amazing Adventures > < Flushed Away (Widescreen Edition) > < Creature Comforts - The Complete First and Second Seasons >   price：Dreamworks Animated(2006-02-07) Usually ships in 7 to 10 days customer 's review (Fun for everyone)  (Clever Brits!) (Still Waiting) (If you love this, check out 'Shaun the Sheep'!) (Great Movie !) This is a great video for the whole family. My 3 year old loves it and often howells with the Ware Rabbit. There is some "adult spoof" humor that children will miss. A must for Wallace and Gromit fans! Clasic British Humor! I do so love Nick Parks' sense of humor (what else would you expect from a Brit?). Clever, clever, clever. My favorite is still "The Wrong Pair of Pants", but actually all his work is funny and touching at the same time. I would love to review this item but I have no received it yet. I bought and paid for it on Jan 26, 2009 and today is Feb 27 2009. I was not aware that your company was on planet MARS! My 2 1/2 son recently started watching Wallace and Gromit and loves the trio of shows and the were-rabbit movie, too! I received the movie within days of ordering. This movie is great and my daughter loves it. She first saw it when she was 5 and was a little scared of some parts but she talked about it for months. She started asking when it was coming on TV again around Halloween this year but it was never on. I decided to purchase it so she could watch it whenever she wants. When their towns prized produce stars disappearing our cheese-loving inventor and his savvy canine companion must use all their wildly imaginative inventions to try to capture a mysterious beast of epic and fluffy proportions! Studio: Paramount Home Video Release Date: 02/05/2008 Run time: 85 minutes Rating: G A decade after their last hilarious short, the Oscar-winningA Close Shave, Claymation wonders Wallace and Gromit return for a full-length adventure. Daffy scientist Wallace (voiced by Peter Sallis) and his heroic dog Gromit are doing well with their business, Anti-Pesto, a varmint-hunting outfit designed to keep their English town safe from rabbits chomping on prized vegetables. Wallace meets Lady Tottington (Helena Bonham Carter), who appreciates Wallace's humane way of dealing with rabbits (courtesy of the Bun-Vac 6000), and sets up a rivalry with the gun-toting Victor Quartermaine (Ralph Fiennes, enjoying himself more than ever). Creator Nick Park, with co-director/writer Steve Box, delivers a story worthy of the 85-minute running time, although it stretches the act a bit; the formula plays better shorter, but the literally hand-crafted film is a joy to watch. Taking a chapter from classic horror films, a giant were-rabbit is soon on the prowl, and the town is up in arms, what with the annual vegetable contest close at hand. (Anyone who's seen the previous three shorts knows who saves the day.) Never content to do something simply when the extravagant will do, W&G's lives are filled with whimsical Rude Goldberg-style devices, and the opening number showcasing their alarm system is pure Aardman Animation at its finest. Even though there's a new twist here--a few mild sight gags aimed at adults--this G-rated film will delight young and old alike as Park, like team Pixar, seems incapable of making anything but an outstanding film.--Doug Thomas See more clay animation and Wallace&Gromit titles...
Rerations < Wallace&Gromit - The Curse of the Were-Rabbit (Widescreen Edition) > < Wallace and Gromit: Three Amazing Adventures > < Chicken Run > < Wallace&Gromit in Three Amazing Adventures > < Flushed Away (Widescreen Edition) > freaks < Chicken Run > < Wallace&Gromit - The Curse of the Were-Rabbit (Widescreen Edition) > < Wallace and Gromit: Three Amazing Adventures > < Antz > < A Bug's Life > < Flushed Away (Widescreen Edition) >   price：Dreamworks Animated(2000-11-21) Usually ships in 6 to 10 days customer 's review (review) (Finger lickin' good!) (Nick Park does it again) (Chickens!) (Disney has got a serious rival) Although I didn't receive the item by the promised date of Dec. 24th for the following day, I did receive it and would consider purchasing from them again. Chickens strive to escape from their pen before they can be turned into chicken pies. When a fugitive rooster (Mel Gibson) seems to fly into their midst, they become convinced that he can teach them all to fly away from their danger. Nick Park and the crew at Aardman Studios have produced another wonderful family comedy utilizing the unique art of clay animation. Like their other films, it features lots of madcap action sequences and homages to classic films (in this case, prison standards such as "The Great Escape" and "Stalag 17"). Children and adults can watch together with equal enjoyment. Parents, there is one fairly shocking scene early on when a chicken is slaughtered. The killing is off-screen, but there is no doubt about what has happened and it may be scary for young children. At any rate, it certainly demonstrates why our heroes are so desperate to get away. Recommended. I thought the artistry was great in this movie, but it's definitely not for youngsters who like claymation. The subject content was pretty morbid, even though the movie ends positively. I was kind of shocked that it was so violently suggestive - it was scary, and I'm an adult. I felt uncomfortable, which is why I don't watch it that often. After seeing this, I am much happier watching his other works like "Wallace and Gromit", which is far more suitable for children. Great fun for the whole family. The kids will watch it over and over. And you will find yourself watching it with them. Every time! And it seems like every time you will find something new to laugh at. Great movie. 5 stars! I saw this movie yesterday with its original dialogue, and I must say that I was stunned. The creators who made the "Wallace&Gromtit"-shorties have gone and delivered what has got to be one of the best movies of this year and one of the best animated-films ever. This film looks fantastic, the voices are perfect, the setting is brilliantly created and the atmosphere of the chicken-farm in the 1950`s England is perfect. This is an animated film, that will be loved by kids and adults alike. It is also a good and interesting story that is excellently told, and this keeps you glued until the end. Chickens try to escape an egg farm but they can't fly. A circus chicken comes along and the ladies have great hopes he can help them fly the coop. Genre:Feature Film Family Rating:G Release Date:2-AUG-2007 Media Type:DVD There were a lot of disappointments in the 2000 summer movie season, butChicken Runwasn't one of them. Made by Aardman Animations, which produced the Oscar-winning Wallace&Gromit shorts, this is a dazzling stop-motion animation film that is both deftly funny and surprisingly touching. The concept is simple:The Great Escape--with chickens. But directors Peter Lord and Nick Park take it much further than that (and remember: there's a whole generation out there that has no idea who Steve McQueen is). Julia Sawalha voices Ginger, a plucky English hen who has been trying to escape from Tweedy's chicken farm, where the vicious Mrs. Tweedy (Miranda Richardson) fries up any chicken who doesn't produce enough eggs. When egg profits slump, Mrs. Tweedy decides to turn her farm into a chicken-pie factory, giving new urgency to Ginger's plan. Enter Rocky the Flying Rooster (Mel Gibson), a brash American who has escaped from a circus and promises to teach the chickens to fly to safety. The film is filled with innumerable visual touches and the animation has a tactile quality that makes you want to reach out and touch these funny fowl. Above all, it's played with intelligence, wit, and heart--a rare combination in any film. WhileChicken Runis being marketed to a youth audience, it truly is a family film that operates on both a child and an adult level. It would be a shame if grownups skipped it because they thought it was strictly for kids.--Marshall Fine Rerations < Chicken Run > < Wallace&Gromit - The Curse of the Were-Rabbit (Widescreen Edition) > < Wallace and Gromit: Three Amazing Adventures > < Antz > < A Bug's Life > freaks < The Nightmare Before Christmas (2-Disc Collector's Edition + Digital Copy) > < Tim Burton's Corpse Bride (Widescreen Edition) > < Sleeping Beauty (Special Edition) > < Beetlejuice (20th Anniversary Deluxe Edition) > < Pinocchio (Two-Disc 70th Anniversary Platinum Edition) > < Hellboy II: The Golden Army (Widescreen) >   price：WALT DISNEY STUDIOS HOME ENTERTAINMENT(2008-08-26) Usually ships in 24 hours customer 's review (nightmare review) (Innovative and Disturbing) (Thumbs up!) (NEVER LOOKED BETTER!) (horrible customer service. horrible) Loved it 10 years ago...had it on tape but it got damaged.glad to have a permanent copy for my library This movie is pleasing to watch. One can easily see the details that went into the characters, the animation, and the background. Plus, the songs are catchy and entertaining. But, who cares? A good movie is only good if its story is good, and this movie's dark, whimsical plot makes it a classic. Nightmare Before Christmas's unique story is about Jack Skellington and his role in Halloween Town, but he is bored with his town's repetitive rituals. He leaves the town to find something new, and he finds it in Christmas Land. Jack is intrigued by this land and plans to take over Christmas this year. Exciting, right? Yes...and no! The tension between Sally and Dr. Finkelstein distracts me from the overall story. Their relationship is disturbing because it represents verbal and mental abusive. Dr. Finkelstein constantly remains Sally that he owns her, and he even locks her in a room, so she doesn't escape his control. Sally hates Dr. Finkelstein and performs extreme tactics to free herself from him. She dislocates her arm, poisons him, and jumps out of a window. There are moments in the movie where I am scared for Sally because I think Dr. Finkelstein is going to hit or kill her. Another problem in the story is Oogie Boogie. He randomly arrives toward the end of the movie and tortures Santa. I don't understand why he does this? I don't even understand his place in Halloween town. How did he become evil? Why did Jack lock him up in that dungeon? It seems like Oogie Boogie is thrown in the story so the audience could have someone to hate. I will admit, I like Oogie's musical number, but he is a cheap character. He needs more development, or he shouldn't be in the story at all. With these two negative aspects sprinkled in the story, this movie is still worth watching. Nightmare Before Christmas is the best-animated movie because it's story, and then its visuals, sets it apart from the pack. Sabrina P. Fantastic video and audio quality in this version! Digital copy provides iPod and PC formats for portable viewing. Glad I got this! I've seen both Vincent and Frankenweenie in muddy VHS or 2nd gen copies before, so it is an added delight to have these brilliant shorts together with one of the best animated features ever made! bluesmurfs never answers emails. i have emailed for 4 weeks. needed to cancel, leaving country. asked for a refund, they were taking TOO long and i had to cancel. they refused to answer my emails, refused to cancel order, refuse to delivery refused to refund. they are horrible. horrible horrible horrible. never recommend them. never. Now digitally restored and remastered with state-of-the-art technology, THE NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS is deeper, darker and more brilliant than ever just as Tim Burton originally envisioned it. Can Christmas be saved? Bored with the same old scare-and-scream routine, Jack Skellington, the Pumpkin King of Halloween Town, longs to spread the joy of Christmas. But his merry mission puts Santa in jeopardy and creates a nightmare for good little boys and girls everywhere! Bonus Features THE NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS is the first full-length stop-motion animated film ever created. The movie contains more than 227 animated characters. Santa Claus' head has more than 50 different working parts, and Jack has more than 400 separate interchangeable heads, each handcrafted with a different facial expression. The smallest working puppet in the movie is a doll from the "real world" Jack visits that is only one inch long. Sally is wearing a real miniature dress laid on top of foam latex so that the fabric doesn't move too much on screen. At the height of production, the animators produced only 70 seconds of finished film per week. To create Halloweentown's twisted look, the design artists often made their sketches using their nondrawing hand. What's This? Jack's Haunted Mansion Holiday Tour Original Theatrical Trailers And Posters FRANKENWEENIE (Uncut Version) With New Introduction By Tim Burton VINCENT -- Short Film Tim Burton's Original Poem Narrated By Christopher Lee All-New Audio Commentary By Tim Burton, Director Henry Selick And Musical Designer Danny Elfman Behind-The-Scenes Making Of Tim Burton's THE NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS The Worlds Of Tim Burton's THE NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS Halloween Town; Christmas Town; The Real World Deleted Scenes Storyboard To Film Comparison For those who never thought Disney would release a film in which Santa Claus is kidnapped and tortured, well, here it is! The full title isTim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas, which should give you an idea of the tone of this stop-action animated musical/fantasy/horror/comedy. It is based on characters created by Burton, the former Disney animator best known as the director ofPee-wee's Big Adventure,Beetlejuice,Edward Scissorhands, and the first twoBatmanmovies. His benignly scary-funny sensibility dominates the story of Halloweentown resident Jack Skellington (voice by Danny Elfman, who also wrote the songs), who stumbles on a bizarre and fascinating alternative universe called ... Christmastown! Directed by Henry Selick (who later made the delightfulJames and the Giant Peach), this PG-rated picture has a reassuringly light touch. As Roger Ebert noted in his review, "some of the Halloween creatures might be a tad scary for smaller children, but this is the kind of movie older kids will eat up; it has the kind of offbeat, subversive energy that tells them wonderful things are likely to happen."--Jim Emerson Rerations < The Nightmare Before Christmas (2-Disc Collector's Edition + Digital Copy) > < Tim Burton's Corpse Bride (Widescreen Edition) > < Sleeping Beauty (Special Edition) > < Beetlejuice (20th Anniversary Deluxe Edition) > < Pinocchio (Two-Disc 70th Anniversary Platinum Edition) > freaks < James and the Giant Peach (Special Edition) > < The Nightmare Before Christmas > < Matilda (Special Edition) > < The Witches > < James and the Giant Peach > < Tim Burton's Corpse Bride (Widescreen Edition) >   price：Walt Disney Video(2000-10-03) Usually ships in 24 hours customer 's review (Colorful, Inventive Dahl Adaptation) (fast good service) (AMAZING BOOK, HORRIBLE MOVIE) (Please Release This On Blu-ray !) (Roald Dahl and Tim Burton) Here's another inventive film, based on a book by the famous author of child books, Roald Dahl, who wrote "Charlie And The Chocolate Factory." The animation, featuring stop-action stick figures, is outstanding, as are the colors. Each character is unique, like none I've seen before in other animated flicks. Not only the characters, but how they are dressed. (i.e. long gloves and stockings on a spider). The aunts in here are a real hoot to look at, particularly the one with the pronounced teeth. The storyline is simple and there is absolutely nothing offensive. The only warning I would give is there is a bit too much violence for very small kids and the ending is a bit silly for adults. This is a musical, and the songs are nothing special. There are not a lot of them: five to be exact. In all, good entertainment and a good visual and audio film for a nice DVD system. Boy, I'd like to see what this looks like on Blu-Ray! Quick Delivery, factory sealed as noted. Haven't watched it yet giving that it is a Christmas present but I am for sure my son will be happy with it. As a mother of two kids (ages 8 and 6), I have read nearly all of the Roald Dahl books multiple times in the past few years. We all love his writing - his stories are usually quite dark and yet offer a lot of humor, warmth and love as well. James and the Giant Peach is a wonderful story and well worth reading with your children. Mind you, there is the usual dose of Dahl meanness and nastiness but it is great story with many wonderful characters, budding relationships, and ultimately a very happy ending. I was thus incredibly disappointed when we borrowed this DVD from our local library. The screenwriter took far too much liberty in changing things. I found it crude and insulting to the memory of Roald Dahl. If you have read the book, you know, for example, that the two horrible aunts are "disposed of" by the peach quite early in the story. In this movie, the aunts live on and actually follow poor James and his friends to New York City. Unbelievable. Do read or listen to James and the Giant Peach (along with Matilda, the BFG, and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory) but skip this movie. If you do want to see a Roald Dahl movie, you would be much better off with either Matilda or Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. Mind you, neither of these is as good as the books they portray, particularly the latter, but they are still pretty good movies. I really enjoyed this movie However since I upgraded to a widescreen TV, this letterboxed edition just doesn't cut it anymore. The picture only fills a tiny little area in the middle of the screen. Disney, please remaster this great movie and release it on Blu-ray. With extras... When I first heard Tim Burton was making a film of CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY, I knew the mesh of styles was a very natural fit. The same thing applies here. However, I believe this was based on a short story. So the folks responsible for this film padded it with musical numbers -- I hate singing in my movies -- and still wound up with only 80 minutes. And that is the ONLY reason I dropped this down to three stars. Everything works, and quite well. Take a bite out of Disney's delicious Special Edition of JAMES AND THE GIANT PEACH and celebrate the 40th anniversary of the popular children's book by Roald Dahl that inspired this imaginative film. This amazing mix of live-action, stop-motion animation and computer-generated special effects includes bonus materials never before available. When young James spills some magic crocodile tongues, a giant peach grows as huge as a house. Climbing inside, he embarks on a thrilling and magical odyssey that only the creative team from TIM BURTON'S THE NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS could bring you. Along the way you'll discover the famous star voices of Richard Dreyfuss and Susan Sarandon, Jane Leeves (FRASIER), and Simon Callow (SHAKESPEARE IN LOVE), plus the inspired music of Randy Newman. Enjoy -- it's a peach of a journey! Roald Dahl's modern classic for children becomes a delightful combination of live action and stop-motion animation by the team that madeThe Nightmare Before Christmas: director Henry Selick and producers Tim Burton (Batman) and Denise Di Novi. The story concerns young James (played for real and through voice-overs by Paul Terry), who is orphaned and left in the charge of two cruel aunts (Miriam Margolyes, Joanna Lumley). Rescued by a mysterious fellow (Pete Postlethwaite), James ends up inside a giant peach, drifting over the Atlantic Ocean in the company of a gentleman grasshopper (voiced by Simon Callow), a fast-talking centipede (Richard Dreyfuss), an anxious earthworm (David Thewlis), a matronly ladybug (Jane Leeves), and a sexy spider (Susan Sarandon). The collection of actors and their creepy-crawly alter egos are a delight, especially when some of the song-and-dance numbers (tunes are written by Randy Newman) get everyone going.--Tom Keogh Rerations < James and the Giant Peach (Special Edition) > < The Nightmare Before Christmas > < Matilda (Special Edition) > < The Witches > < James and the Giant Peach > freaks < Flushed Away (Widescreen Edition) > < Open Season (Widescreen Special Edition) > < Over the Hedge (Widescreen Edition) > < Happy Feet (Full Screen Edition) > < Meet the Robinsons > < Ratatouille >   price：Dreamworks Animated(2007-02-20) Usually ships in 24 hours customer 's review (Funny for both kids and adults) (Love this movie) (fun and entertaining) (Wow!it is great.) (my kids won't flush the toilet anymore:)!!) Kid movie with adult humor. If you like Wallace&Grommet, you'll love this one. Very cute and creative! I know it's about rats but they made it fun. I must admit, after Barnyard, I was a bit leery about seeing another animated movie. I shouldn't have been. It was funny and entertaining, and I never got bored or irritated with it. Even my teenager laughed, and he's a hard sell. Roddy (Hugh Jackman) is a pet rat with a posh life--a gilded cage, and when the humans are away, he can do as he pleases, with the dolls from the dollhouse for companionship. Then one day, the house is invaded by a sewer rat named Sid, and when Roddy tries to lure him into the "jacuzzi," Roddy's the one who gets flushed instead. He ends up in and underground rat city that's busy and full of cute details I had to pause to check out on DVD because there was no way I could catch all of them--things like a teacup ride made from actual teacups, what looked like Lego flowers, and hand-mixer jet skis. It reminded me very much of the Borrowers or the Littles books from when I was a kid. All Roddy wants is to get home, and in his quest, he gets help from Rita (Kate Winslet)--as long as he promises to pay her, that is--and runs afoul of The Toad. The various characters are a hoot--from the singing slugs to the French ninja frogs, led by LeFrog (Jean Reno), who not only fight, but bring along their own mime. Roddy's character arc is predictable, but at least he has one, and he and Rita have interesting and distinct personalities. One thing we all found amusing was that the rats were all into the World Cup, and especially the reaction of the American rat--after living through World Cup fever here in Germany a couple of summers ago. It's not The World's Greatest Animated Comedy, but it's well worth your time. I received my dvd, in better condition, than described. I was very pleased with the service, and Fast, considerate shipping!! Thank You. good movie, however for about 2 months if i drained the bath tub with my 4 year old still in there he would yell at me for it and tell me he was gonna get sucked in, it was HILARIOUS!!!! Set on and beneath the streets of London,Flushed Awayis the story of Roddy, an upper-crust "society mouse," who is rather rudely evicted from his Kensington flat when he is flushed down into Ratropolis, the bustling sewer world found under London’s streets. There, he meets Rita, an enterprising scavenger who works the sewers in her faithful boat, the Jammy Dodger. Together they must navigate their way through a busy city filled with dangers for any mouse, including terrifying rapids, treacherous whirlpools and, most of all, the villainousToad and his hench-rats Spike and Whitey. Though completely out of his element at first, the privileged Roddy finds himself an unlikely hero when he learns that Ratropolis is in danger from the world above. Flushed Awayis a rip-roaring nautical adventure with a twist: The heroes are a pair of rodents braving the sewers underneath London. Roddy (voiced by Hugh Jackman) is an upper-crust house-mouse who finds himself flushed into the subterranean sewers. Eager to return to his posh home, he enlists the help of a boat-captain rat named Rita (Kate Winslet), who has troubles of her own; namely the kingpin of the underworld, the Toad (Ian McKellen), and his henchmen including the French mercenary Le Frog (Jean Reno). While technicallyFlushed Awaycould be considered part of the wave of celebrity-voiced, anthropomorphic-animal movies that hit in 2005-2006 (Madagascar,Over the Hedge,The Wild, etc.), it doesn't inspire the same sense of déjà vu. For one thing, its voice actors are less recognizable than the likes of Bruce Willis and Chris Rock. For another, its look is very distinctive. Like Nick Park'sChicken RunandWallace and Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit, it's a joint production of DreamWorks Animation and Aardman Features, and although Park isn't involved, it retains his trademark blocky look of clay animation. But animating the movie by computer rather than by hand allows for some eye-popping tableaux, such as floodwaters rushing through the sewers and an entire town of little animated characters. It's a crazy thrill ride loaded with inside jokes and enough crude humor to earn a PG rating, and the band of singing slugs is also a hoot.--David Horiuchi On the DVD
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Rerations < Flushed Away (Widescreen Edition) > < Open Season (Widescreen Special Edition) > < Over the Hedge (Widescreen Edition) > < Happy Feet (Full Screen Edition) > < Meet the Robinsons > freaks < Robot Chicken: Star Wars > < Robot Chicken - Season Two (Uncensored) > < Robot Chicken, Season 1 > < Robot Chicken: Season Three > < Family Guy - Blue Harvest > < Family Guy - Blue Harvest Special Edition (w/ limited-edition collectibles) >   price：Turner Home Ent(2008-07-22) Usually ships in 24 hours customer 's review (Funnier than it has any right to be!) (Just okay, but to be honest a little disappointed.) (Very Funny Star Wars Parodies! Highly Recommended) (Star Wars Robot Chicken, while irreverent in places, is absolutely hilarious.) (Great extras, fun video) I was obsessed with Star Wars for most of my childhood years. The first film came out the year I was born, so by the third one I was already collecting the action figures (they still sit somewhere in a shoebox in my parents' garage, and they'd be waiting to provide me a fortune some day if I hadn't taken them out of the packages). As a result of this, Star Wars has always held a larger significance for me than most other film series. Maybe that's why I find this set of skits featuring star wars action figures to be much funnier than it has any right to be. The characters and situations being shown are so familiar, so ingrained in my memory, that even subtle tweaking of these icons is just hilarious. From Walrusman's bad day (my favorite skit here - poor Walrus was just suckerpunched by fate the day he ran into Luke) to the Emperor's frustration over the destruction of his Death Star (his final "I love you" to Darth Vader over the phone is priceless), the original skit material made me laugh so hard I was almost teary-eyed. The bonus features are nice too, and expand the disc to a regulation-length. I got my copy used on here for $4 and it was worth that many times over for the Walrusman skit alone. If you're at all a fan of Star Wars, and Spaceballs (and Family Guy: Blue Harvest) left you thirsting for more Star Wars-related humor, look no further. I bought this yesterday on the strength of having seen four short Star Wars clips on adult swim. The clips were hilarious, I mean tears of laughter streaming down my cheeks. Obviously I put the disc in my player with high expecations. What a let down. Of the four Star Wars clips I saw earlier this week, one was included on the disc. Where was "Palpatines Trip"? Where was "He said set to stun!", Where was "Take you daughter to work day"?. As you can probably tell all of the clips that hooked me were missing. I bought this disc as I thought it would be a good collection to have, but it was luke warm at best. I think I laughed at about three of the clips. I have a feeling that all of the missing clips will be contained within the season box sets. Wish I hadn't wasted my time on this set, $3 per clip that made me laugh just wasn't worth it. Watch the clips on Adult Swim and I hope the Box sets are better. *****Update***** It seems that there is a second installment of this, episode II, this one probably contains all of the clips that I missed. Shame I couldn't find this out before buying it. The "Robot Chicken: Star Wars" DVD has some of the funniest bits I have ever seen. This DVD contains the full Robot Chicken special Star Wars episode and a lot of extras, making this a real bargain for the price Amazon is selling it. Robot chicken's regular episodes tend to be somewhat "hit and miss" with the short segments, but this collection of Star Wars bits are all amusing at least and some are laugh out loud funny. We actually ended up watching this 3 times in row and saw something we missed each time. The episode bit with Jar-Jar and Vader is just about the funniest Star Wars parody I have ever seen and the Seth Green extras are a great addition (seriously, well worth watching). Highly recommended for Star Wars fans with a sense of humor! This is simply hilarious. If you have even a passing familiarity with Star Wars, and with pop culture, then you will almost certainly find this a load of laughs. Check out the smaller clips on YouTube to test the waters, if you want to be sure. This collection is only about 23 minutes long, and there are a number of clip out on the web that are not included here, but this is worth every penny. I should mention that it is from Cartoon Network's ADULT Swim. It's not flagrantly R-rated, or anything, but there are a few moments that you might not want your children to see. Nothing bad, but certainly PG-13 in places. For example, there's one scene when Boba Fett is flirting with/coming on to Han Solo, when he's frozen in carbonite. There are also a number of times when various characters use "swear" words that get bleeped out. You hear only a tiny part of the word before it bleeps out, but you know what they're saying. Again, maybe not a big deal for some people, but you might be uncomfortable watching with your kids. Definitely review it first if you are at all sensitive to that kind of content. But unquestionably one of the best things that Cartoon Network has ever produced. Seth Green created it, and he is absolutely brilliant. I enjoyed watching this video plus all the great behind-the-scene extras. Recommended for any Star Wars or Robot Chicken fan! System Requirements:Running Time: 23 minutesFormat: DVD MOVIE Genre: TELEVISION/SERIES&SEQUELS Rating: NR UPC: 883929012466 Manufacturer No: 1000037448 Robot Chicken's finest half hour is more savvy thanSpaceballs, more inside thanFamily Guy: Blue Harvest, and funnier, even, thanThe Star Wars Holiday Special. This Very Special Episode of Comedy Central's stop-motion animated series parodies and goofs on all thingsStar Wars, from a disgruntled Empire janitor to an ad for Admiral Ackbar Cereal ("Your tongues can't repel flavor of that magnitude"). Twenty three minutes goes by like the jump to hyperspace with such priceless bits as the collect phone call to Emperor Palpatine from Darth Vadar to inform him of the Death Star's destruction, awkward morning-after pillow talk between Luke and Leia ("That was so wrong"), and George Bush's newfound Jedi powers. Co-creators Seth Green and Matthew Senreich and company immerse viewers in theRobot Chickenuniverse with generous bonus features, including storyboarded deleted scenes (with self-deprecating commentary), behind the scenes footage of animation meetings, and alternate audio takes. Good sport George Lucas, who gave his blessing to this episode, boldly goes where William Shatner went before by voicing himself in aStar Warsconvention sketch that concludes with a Lucas-worshiping geek telling his son that meeting his idol was the best day of his life. What about his son's birth? "Not even close," dad replies. But you don't have to have that kind of devotion toStar Warsto be amused by this weather forecast for Cloud City: "Cloudy, followed by clouds."--Donald Liebenson. Rerations < Robot Chicken: Star Wars > < Robot Chicken - Season Two (Uncensored) > < Robot Chicken, Season 1 > < Robot Chicken: Season Three > < Family Guy - Blue Harvest > freaks < The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou - Criterion Collection > < The Royal Tenenbaums (The Criterion Collection) > < Rushmore > < The Darjeeling Limited > < Bottle Rocket > < I Heart Huckabees >   price：Miramax Home Entertainment(2005-05-10) Usually ships in 24 hours customer 's review (A Strange Film Hard To Rate On One Viewng) (The Wonderful Life Aquatic of Murray&Friends) (An 80's nature film crew joins the new century?) (Merci, Cedric. Remind me, we'll send him a red cap and a Speedo) (Slow, Slow, Slow) I find this a hard movie to rate, but I gave it four stars because it was entertaining. It's a odd film: one of these low-key black humor films which is a mixture of drama and comedy. What set this apart were a few other shocking scenes of violence, something not normally in this type of movie. For a comedy, albeit a tongue-in-cheek one, that violence doesn't seem to fit, but it makes the film all the more intriguing. At times I was totally bored with this movie and at other times fascinated. I know one thing: this is a bizarre story! That automatically means it's a good vehicle for Bill Murray, who excels at wacky characters, even the low-key ones as he sometimes plays (i.e. Lost In Translation, The Royal Tenebaums, etc.). Speaking of the latter, this movie was written and directed by Wes Anderson, the same man who did "Tenenbaums." If you saw that, you have an idea of what you might get here, although I thought Royal Tenenbaums was funnier. At 118 minutes, this a bit long for what it offers. I'd like to have seen it 15 minutes shorter with a tighter script. But it does offer some good photography in addition to the strange story. For the colors, I'd like to see this on Blu-Ray. This movie, as they say, is not for all tastes. I must have watched this film like 5 times already, and more viewings are bound to follow. It is just so hilariously amusing and strange that you can't but love it. Of course, this might not be everyone's cup of tea when it comes to comedy; the humour lies mostly in the rather large cast, quick lines and the strange situations these characters get entangled in, not in vulgarities and physical humour. Bill Murray is as always funny in his own corky kind of way, but the biggest star of the film to me and a friend that keeps joining me to watch this; Willem Dafoe! Dafoe in his character of Klaus Daimler, a German engineer that is Steven Zissou's (Murray) biggest admirer and fellow crewmember, is simply so good and amusing that I laugh to tears at some of the scenes he's in. The "plot" of the film is that Zissou is a former star in a long range of underwater films, his stardom now apparently heading for rock bottom, along with his marriage. His nemesis, "Captain Hennessy" (Goldblum) is taking all the fame while Zissou suspects he's also after his wife, whom he used to date. This and another hint at miscegenation is mostly the only thing bad I can think of about this work of art. Zissou's best friend and long-time crew member; Esteban, is then killed by some kind of shark while they are filming, and the entire film is then about Zissou's mission for "revenge" on the shark and all their adventures spawned from that. In addition to this, Ned Plimpton (Wilson) makes his appearance, as Zissou's potential son, and their attempt to get to know each other has some role to play in the film. Steve Zissou: Esteban was eaten! Klaus Daimler: Is he dead? Steve Zissou: Esteban was eaten! Check the scanning monitor before it dives too deep! Klaus Daimler: He was bitten? Steve Zissou: Eaten! Klaus Daimler: [shocked] He was swallowed whole? Steve Zissou: No! *Chewed*! Enough said. Brilliant comedy that I guess you either love or hate, judging from the reviews here. 5 stars! The film is an obvious satire of the nature films popular in the 70's and 80's on TV and in theaters. The cast is a lot of well known actors and actresses, and instead of the film degenerating into an Hollywood glitz piece of trash, it comes out funny and kind of really sad. I think the success of the film has to be put on the shoulders of Bill Murray who makes his megalomaniac character come alive. Jacques-Yves (Jock) Cousteau and his boat Calypso would seem to be the main object of this satire. Since he is dead and was actually a generation in advance of these people, the people who imitate Cousteau are the ones taking the hit here. I think it is a fun film with a pirate adventure, that kids might enjoy;it is mostly just a silly film. Writer/Director Wes Anderson goes for the Smart Laugh, not the Big Laugh. In fact, there were no big or small laughs throughout this flick. I didn't laugh out loud once--yet I was enthralled--laughing to myself, like Billy Idol, only laughing, not dancing, to myself. This film is somewhat like an inside joke that is so inside that even your laughter is inside. Steve Zissou: We were pretty good while we lasted, weren't we? Oseary Drakoulias: Oh, we were like glory's gate, my darling. We were like that bloody shark of yours, we swam with the... oh, damn it, I had it on the plane. Bill Murray as Steve Zissou really owned this movie. He was the flawed leader who can (usually) inspire his crew to follow them on the journey, the adventure, he was taking them on. He may not really know anything, he may be totally full of it--but still, he leads on. It is an adventure. Murray could convey so much with even his smallest throw away gesture. Owen Wilson's character Ned Plimpton was a good and pure man of integrity--very different from his usual role. He also had what was supposed to be a Kentucky accent, but he's no Meryl Streep, nor is he a Will Patton, on whom the accent was based. He tried something different, and for that he is to be commended--but he was somewhat the fish out of water, in comparison to Murray, who was made to play Steve Zissou, or vice versa. Steve Zissou was written with Bill Murray in mind and according to Wes Anderson, it "could have been no one else." Anjelica Huston, Willem Dafoe, Jeff Goldblum, Cate Blanchett, Bud Cort, even Matthew Gray Gubler--all added a lot. |
