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Utterly brilliant and funny as well

August 22, 2007

Luke Wilson

This DVD was recommended to me by one of the Amazonians that follows my reivews, and as I often do with intelligent recommendations, I bought it.

The movie is both brilliant and funny. The stage setting is incredibly cool. The minds behind this movie have brought us an absolutely first rate combination of great actors depicting stupidity in the future, of “future” scenes that are both complex and credible, and of an outcome that is rather endearing.

It depicts what happens when the smart people put off having babies (by all means including abortion), and the poor less educated people, for whatever reason, keep having babies.

FIRST RATE!!! Bravo!

2007/08/222009/12/04

Review DVD: Remember the Titans (Full Screen Edition)

5 Star, Culture, DVD - Light, Reviews (DVD Only)

Wow. Over 250 Reviews. My wife was there, my third son loves this movie as do I

August 22, 2007

Denzel Washington

I have three sons, one of whom is a traditional wide receiver fellow. He loves this movie, as do I. My wife was attending Marshall High School at the time that the Titans were integrated, so this is a very personal movie of us.

I will never ever be able to thank the United States Marine Corps enough for putting me in a barracks with “dark green” Marines. The USMC settled for me, once and for all, the brotherhood of man in all colors. This movie is uplifting, and I have tears in my eyes as I think about it.

I use this movie in classes training international officers. This is the ULTIMATE teamwork DVD. It is in a class of its own, and a treasure of lasting value.

Other great football/teamwork DVDs:
Rudy (Special Edition)
North Dallas Forty
Invincible
Facing the Giants (Widescreen)

Note: I don't recommend We Are Marshall (Full Screen Edition) unless you know up front that the first half of the movie is about the death of the entire team and the struggle to recover.

2007/08/222009/12/04

Review DVD: Ladder 49 (Full Screen Edition)

5 Star, 9-11 Truth Books & DVDs, Culture, DVD - Light, Reviews (DVD Only)

Manly Film with Romance and Respect

August 22, 2007

Joaquin Phoenix

I have taken an interest in firefighers every since they did their all to save the victims of 9-11, only to be betrayed by murderer Rudy Gulliani, with Larry Silverstein, the avaricous Jew, and Dick Cheney, the naked amoral thief, as the other principle actors.

Firefights are God's gift to mankind. They are the good guys. It literally brings tears to my eyes to contemplate the evidence of one surviving firefighter from 9-11, to wit, that bombs were exploding BELOW him as he made his way up toward the fires from the airplanes.

Rudy Gulliani, called “scoop and dump” Gulliani by the firefighters of New York, who rioted over his treasonous agility in destroying the crime scene and covering up the world's greatest insurance scam, $7 billion for Larry Silverstein, Rudy Gulliani, Dick Cheney, and the two unethical witless insurance company executives who thought we would notice.

This movie is about honest Americans. I hope, from the heart, that Gulliani, Cheney, and Silversttein hang one day, after a legal trial. Firefighters: salt of the earth. Gulliani, Silverstein, and Cheney: the traitors, the liars, the scum of the Earth.

2007/08/052009/12/04

Review DVD: Gladiator (Widescreen Edition)

5 Star, Reviews (DVD Only), Values, Ethics, Sustainable Evolution, War & Face of Battle

Heroic, Ethical, Inspiring

August 5, 2007

Russell Crowe

I am dug in deep within Fort Bragg, home to Delta and many other good things that we call “special” and this is playing on TV. I own it, but it occured to me that it merits a special salute.

Below are some of the other great DVDs that old spies and infantry officers like me respect:

The Last Samurai (Full Screen Edition)
Braveheart
Glory
The Patriot (Extended Cut) [Blu-ray]
We Were Soldiers (Widescreen Edition)
The Road Warrior
Mad Max (Special Edition)

See a pattern here? The star of Gladiator is totally awesome, but Mel Gibson has more work along the same lines, than anyone. Both are great, I would like to see both of them with Tom Cruise is something spectacular.

2007/08/032009/12/04

Review DVD: Anastasia

5 Star, Culture, DVD - Light, Reviews (DVD Only)

Early Technicolor, Brilliant, Moving, Just Utterly First Class

August 3, 2007

Ingrid Bergman

EDIT of 18 Oct 08 to delete erroneous reference to colorization.

This is such a beautiful film. The color is vivid, technicolor, but nothing can be better than Yule Brenner and Ingred Birgman with a quiet love that comes to fruition.

I am an unabashed romantic, and this DVD is my top ten list.

Do NOT fall for the Meg Ryan version! That is animated pap. I love Meg Ryan but this (Yule Brenner and Ingred Bergman) is the only real thing).

This movie was a perfect evening in every sense of the word.

2007/07/292009/12/04

Review DVD: THE ART OF RACING SAILING

4 Star, Reviews (DVD Only), Sailing

Must Own, Must View Annually

July 29, 2007

Bennett Marine Video

It's a stormy day and the boat I crew on (as a grinder, the lowest of the low) is in for warranty work, so I spent the afternoon with this DVD.

It grabbed me right off by pointing out that many races are won or lost before the boat ever hits the water, and then going over a stem to stern list of all the warps and unevenness along the hull that could significantly reduce the boats symmetry and consequently, speed.

I can barely remember all the good stuff covering every position on the boat, but I know now that I am going to have to watch this DVD at least twice more this season, and then annually thereafter.

I'm a big fan of Gary Jobson and have his book; I dsicovered his DVD by wrting this review and will buy it. In the meantime, this specific DVD is a world-class opportunity to improve your racing sailing, at a price that so low that buying this could be the best $30 bucks you ever spend.

See my list of great sailing books, adding this DVD to it.

Gary Jobson's Championship Sailing : The Definitive Guide for Skippers, Tacticians, and Crew
Racing To Win with Gary Jobson
Getting Started in Sailboat Racing
Championship Tactics: How Anyone Can Sail Faster, Smarter, and Win Races
Whitbread 97/98: Pushing The Limits.
The Race: Extreme Sailing and Its Ultimate Event: Nonstop, Round-the-World, No Holds Barred
Volvo Round the World Race: The SEB Stopover Reports.
Advanced Racing Tactics

2007/07/282009/12/04

Review DVD: Peaceful Warrior

5 Star, Peace, Poverty, & Middle Class, Reviews (DVD Only)

Karate Kid on Steroids for Adults with a Brain,

July 28, 2007

Scott Mechlowicz

I spent an enchanting evening with this move. Having lived all over the world as the son of an oilman, an infantry officer, and a clandestine case officer (spy), everything here resonated with me. This was a wonderful way to spend the evening.

Here are some other items that complement the theme:
Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: An Inquiry Into Values
Way of the Peaceful Warrior: A Book That Changes Lives
Gandhi (Widescreen Two-Disc Special Edition)
Peace One Day
The Age of Missing Information
Blessed Unrest: How the Largest Movement in the World Came into Being and Why No One Saw It Coming
The Tao of Democracy: Using Co-Intelligence to Create a World That Works for All
What the Bleep Do We Know!?

See also my list of Transpartisan Books. We are at a rare stage in history, when the elites are collapsing and We the People are re-emerging as soverign common sense for the common wealth.

Category: Reviews (DVD Only)

Review DVD: Idiocracy

Review DVD: Remember the Titans (Full Screen Edition)

Review DVD: Ladder 49 (Full Screen Edition)

Review DVD: Gladiator (Widescreen Edition)

Review DVD: Anastasia

Review DVD: THE ART OF RACING SAILING

Review DVD: Peaceful Warrior