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I have been trying to get these storage tins for over 6 months and had been on a waiting list with a shop in Devon but they still had not received any more so I was very happy to see them on Amazon. These are great little storage tins and they are much better in real life than in the picture. I am very happy with the product and service.

These are cute. They are a little small for American kitchens, but I like them. Please note though that colors are more of a red and cream than red and white.

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I really liked this product, in my opinion they're the best paper pads out there for scrapbooks. They are beautiful and I am using them for my wedding album. I would totally recommend it to a friend or someone else.

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Yes, you can hear tape hiss. Yes, you can easily tell that these recordings were made 50 years ago. But why don't conductors record programs like this anymore?! Sir Thomas Beecham died before I was born. This recording is like a time capsule...a glimpse of a better time in the world of classical music. Today, we get CDs crammed with 80 minutes of Massenet or 80 minutes of Debussy or maybe even 80 minutes of Delibes. But there was a time when conductors actually recorded the pieces that inspired them. How wonderful it is to hear these excerpts all in one sitting! It's all French music, but what variety! Of course, Beecham didn't originally plan on all these recordings appearing together on an LP...this is a bit of a reshuffling for the CD era...but Beecham's "lollipops" (as he called them) were well-chosen. He conducts this music like he loves it and he cares about it. You will love it and care about it, too. By the way, don't think that the English are too up-tight to do justice to Debussy's "Afternoon". This version makes a good complement to Stokowski's or other favorites.

A few years back I discovered Delibes' charming music for "Le Roi S'Amuse" on Naxos "Best of French Ballet" album (ASIN B0000013JQ). I'd never seen another recording until I encountered French Ballet Music. Now I'm very happy to have a "fresh" interpretation. Yes, the original recording was done in the late 1950s, and it's not absolutely clean. But Beecham's interpretation is wonderful. He heightens all the contrasts of tempo and dynamic range. When the violins pluck the strings, you feel as if you're sitting right in the section, listening. The Debussy "Afternoon of a Faun" has the same kind of color and drama.As far as the Gounod (Faust) and Massenet music go, I'd look elsewhere. I prefer Bernstein's Gounod (ASIN: B0000027N8). And for Massenet's Cinderella, I like Kenneth Jean's version for Naxos (ASIN: B000069CUZ) because I think the March of the Princesses is a better piece of music than the "waltz" on this CD."French Ballet Music" is very much a "classic" recording: it doesn't sound like anything recorded in the last 10 years. But if you're curious about Beecham as a conductor of ballet music, this is a wonderful sampler.

These selections were recorded from 1957 to 1961. The noise floor is noticable, but acceptable. The Gounod and Massenet selections are recorded in mono; the others are in stereo (this is clear on the CD labeling, but not the Amazon.com description).If these limitations of the source material are acceptable to you, this is a nice album artistically. For perfect recording technology, you will want to look elsewhere.

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Of course I love the movie; I'm happy with this DVD version, and the price was right.

Of course the movie was great, but, I was astonished as to the quality of the company. Amazon was great in communications, time of release of the movie, and good at time of delivery. I will be anxious to use the company again, and, again

I remember when this movie came out, there was a lot of bashing it in the media, with many critics and commentators saying it was a sappy movie made for teenage girls. I almost fell for this and didn't go to see it until it was almost gone from theaters. It was a fantastic movie, in fact, one of the best movies I've ever seen. I just watched it again recently and was once again amazed by this movie. James Cameron is a genius.

One of the greatest romantic adventures of the 1990s, involving passionate romance, intrigue, adventure and danger. This movie both resurrects the Titanic ocean liner and it's fate, and creates a an intricate romance against it's backdrop. Rose DeWitt Bukater (Kate Winslet) is trapped in loveless engagement with the wealthy but arrogant and cold hearted Caledon Nathan "Cal" Hockley (Billy Zane), and is rescued from ending it all by third class passenger Jack Dawson (Leonardo Di Caprio). Against the wishes of Cal and her mother, Rose falls into a passionate romance with Jack, who paints her in the nude wearing the necklace set with a valuable blue diamond called the Heart of the Ocean. This article provides the basis of the framing device as the 101 year old Rose (Gloria Stuart 84 years later explains the story to the treasure hunter Brock Lovett (Bill Paxton) and his team who are exploring the wreck of the RMS Titanic,. Gripping throughout with a phenomenal ending. The captivating Kate Winslet is perfect for the part of the spirited young Rose, and De Caprio provides an energetic and irrepressible hero in Jack Dawson. Spellbinding, gripping and heartbreaking scenes of the disaster itself. Memorable and heart wrenching is the scene of an Irish mother putting her young children to sleep with a bedtime story just before the ship sinks with them. Appearance also by Kathy Bates as the real life heroine of the Titanic Molly Brown. This has captivated millions of viewers with good reason.

This truly is a classic love story, well known all over the world. It shows such deep love and how it's endless, even when faced with death. It starts out when Jack, a rough, poor average young man boards the same ship as Rose, a wealthy and beautiful young woman. At first sight, Jack is drawn to her, but he could never be worthy, not in the eyes of society. Later, as Rose is hating everyone and everything about her aristocrat life, she decides to end it all by jumping off of the boat. Thankfully Jack is there to pull her away and save her. That's when they start spending time together and, soon enough, they fall in love. Rose's parents and Rose's admirer try to tear them apart but Jack and Rose find their own way to each other. The ship hits an iceberg (of course everybody knows that) and goes down, with all chaos running loose and Jack is trapped below, because he had falsely accused of a crime and Rose heroically saves him. Later Rose and jack struggle to stay together and end up in the freezing water. Jack gives Rose the wood to lift her above the water, then freezes to death leaving her just to watch helplessly. She is rescued and lives on. This is a story remembered by Rose in the present and she still loves Jack after all of these years. This is a very moving film and has touched the hearts of many. You really should see it if you have not.

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i got a crappy copy of the movie instead of the original dvd. don't buy here!!!!

I gave this movie to my husband for Valentine's day (he told me I scored). I opted for the VHS over the Director's cut DVD after reading several other reviews. This version is the best. It is worth it to get the original theater version.

It's like this; To be a "G"(gangsta) you must own several movies. Scar face, Casino, Good Fellas AND Last of the Mohicans. This movies is so good I could have slapped my my mamma, but she's the one that took me to see it. A bad ass movie.

I thought this was very well made, with exciting action, beautiful scenery, neat sets, and an admirable concern for, if a problematic realisation of, authenticity. My main criticism has to do with the film's attempt to reconcile its search for authenticity with a kind of "Fantastic Three" superhero"ism" that pervades much of the film. There's a bit too much "many Huron and redcoats can die but not the heroes" for much of the film that I found to be inconsistent with an otherwise genuine sort of treatment.

Wow, this movie and Dances with Wolves really bored me. Maybe I just don't like American Frontier movies but I didn't understand this movie at all. I think DDL was way more romantically interesting in My Beautiful Laundrette. I thought DDL and Michael Mann were sure things before I saw this movie.

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Great DVD for the family and one we watch over and over. Tom Hanks and Michael Clarke Duncan deliver incredible performances in this classic. From Frank Darabont, the director of "The Shawshank Redemption," this is one you will want to own and watch multiple times!

Paul Edgecomb is a slightly cynical veteran prison guard on Death row in the 1930's. His faith, and sanity, deteriorated by watching men live and die, Edgecomb is about to have a complete turn around in attitude. Enter John Coffey, He's eight feet tall. He has hands the size of waffle irons. He's been accused of the murder of two children... and he's afraid to sleep in a cell without a night-light. And Edgecomb, as well as the other prison guards - Brutus, a sympathetic guard, and Percy, a stuck up, perverse, and violent person, are in for a strange experience that involves intelligent mice, brutal executions, and the revelation about Coffey's innocence and his true identity. "The Green Mile" is a rare gem. This movie is a work of art, at it's very best. The depth of the cast is extraordinary, with all of the players delivering excellent performances. There is a clear sense here that all involved in the production knew that this was something special, and gave it their all. "The Green Mile" is a very touching drama, with the joys and sorrows of the life pictured with great skill. Mesmerizing and thought provoking movie. Enjoy.

This an amazing movie and would recomend it to anyone. My husband has it on VHS, CD'S and now BLU-RAY. We have purchased many movies from Amazon and I am pleased with the price and quality

it was unwatchable.it had pauses in it so it could not be recorded. i did not want to record it.it was a terrible disappointment.

This movie is exceptional both in terms of a moving story line as well as the performance of the actors. I strongly recommend this DVD for anyone who enjoys good movies.

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Ok I feel sorry for the generation that grows up thinking "Morning Report" is a Lion King song. How dare they throw an extra song in the best movie of all time. There is no way you can trick the true Lion King fans. But I must say, watching The Lion King on the flat screen is SWEET.

I am an avid Disney fan, gave this as a gift to the children of a friend. The friend called my attention to the "sun bleached coverart" and the made in mexico quality of the video. I was appauled and mortified,took the dvd back, threw it away, and gave a gift card, from then on.

Like most kids, I grew up watching Disney movies. Then, as I got older, I grew out of some of them. But for some reason, I never grew out of The Lion King. It was-- and remains still-- not only my favorite Disney movie, but my favorite movie PERIOD. I could never watch it too many times! (In fact, I've watched it so many times, I have the entire movie completely memorized! How's that for obsession?) ;) Whether it's the fun, upbeat music that draws me in or the relatable and funny characters or the powerful message of finding yourself despite tragedy, The Lion King is a must-see for anyone. The amazing African music performed by Lebo M and his South African choir (see Rhythm Of The Pride Lands: Music Inspired By Disney's The Lion King) provides the perfect mood setting for the movie. The only thing that's possibly better than watching the movie is seeing the Broadway musical (see The Lion King (1997 Original Broadway Cast)) performed live. If there's one movie you need to see before you die, it's The Lion King, hands down, no doubt about it.

The product was fine. The delivery time I thought was too long. I ordered on 2/2/2010 did not receive till 2/19/2010. I have ordered other products from other sellers in USA and it hasnt't taken as long.

My grandchildren love this DVD and would like to watch it all the time, if their parents would let them! I won the "Nana" prize for this purchase!

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We are thirty minutes into Fargo before we finally meet Marge Gunderson (Frances McDormand), the petite but heavily pregnant police chief in small town Brainerd, Minnesota, who will become the hero we all needed. Relentlessly pleasant and attentive to other's needs, she is also observant, book smart, and people smart, knowing just the right attitude and approach to each character in the movie. She neither asks for nor needs any special consideration for her gender or her condition (although she does prowl for food almost constantly to feed her growing baby!), and is no pushover: --She breaks a stonewalling ex-con with a quick recap of his list of priors and a shrewd assessment of his need to cooperate, and obtains valuable information. --She swiftly and gently but with absolute certainty deflects the advances of a lonely high school classmate, leaving no doubt of her loving relationship with her husband Norm (how many other pregnant wives would bring their husband a bag of nightcrawlers for his upcoming icefishing trip and show them off proudly over an Arby's fast food lunch?). --She responds sharply but politely when facing an exasperated witness: "Sir, you have no call to get snippy with me, I'm just doing my job here." In my chronological tour of the Coen Brothers' catalog, they have just completed their cinematic examination of identity through classic Hollywood genres before moving on to Fargo: Blood Simple was a great noir debut about misunderstanding identity. Raising Arizona was a screwball comedy about stealing an identity. Miller's Crossing was a deep gangster movie about discovering identity ("Nobody knows anybody. Not that well") Barton Fink was a Hollywood insiders movie about understanding your own identity. The Hudsucker Proxy was a fast-talking dialogue driven 1930s comedy about keeping your identity in the face of all odds against. In Fargo, and in Marge Gunderson's character, they have gone beyond searching for identity, and tell the simple (but not true, as the opening screen title claims) story of Fargo. While we are waiting for the phone to ring to wake up Marge (and Norm) before dawn, we meet Jerry Lundegaard (William H. Macy), a hapless and hopelessly bungling car salesmen, who despite working at his father-in-laws dealership is deep in debt and trying to cover up a bank scam by concocting a cockamamie scheme to have his wife kidnapped and split the ransom with his criminal cohorts. The problem is he has chosen his team poorly: One never shuts up, the other never speaks, they bicker unevenly throughout the movie, and bungle the seemingly simple job they have set before them, resulting in the call to Marge and her methodical and nearly singlehanded resolution to the series of crimes that occur. Fargo is set in Minnesota in the winter, and the landscape, the weather, and the accents are living characters in the movie. Even at midday the light is weak and gray, and camera angles often take in the gray and fading horizon line as dirty snow fades into blow snow fades into gray skies. As one of the kidnappers (Steve Buscemi) buries the ransom loot in a snow bank along the side of a road, he looks in both directions and sees nothing but straight level road, snow bank, and snow fence to both horizons, so he marks the spot with a red windshield scraper. Later as police cars travel on that road at the end of the movie, we realize that fresh snow has piled on top of the old, climbing further up the fence line--and obscuring the marker for the hidden ransom! An action movie about a crooked car salesman who hatches a scheme to kidnap his own wife to get his rich father-in-law to pay off the kidnappers and split the money with him to cover his shady business deals--that is a plot summary of Fargo, but that's not what the movie is about at all. Its a movie about a place, a people--and a hero named Marge.

Looking at the movie after 15 years last night, whatever novelty there was is gone. I remember Ebert raving about the unusual dialogue of the movie. There's nothing distantly remarkable about that discourse exempt for the ridiculous accents and the idea that people in Mpls actually speak that way. Sure, Macy and McDormand have quirky characters at times, but there's really little grabbing about the movie. It's notable how brief the plot is and the elements of strong violence the story hangs on. A caricature without point and a drama without heart. Suspense? not really

Gotta admire those salty Midwesterners. Not even a kidnapping plot gone awry with some unforeseen bloodletting will affect their unflappable "okey dokey" optimism. And it's this tongue-in-cheek tribute to Midwestern grit that makes the Coen Brothers' FARGO such a delight--dark humor and supreme quirkiness notwithstanding. This is a fun ride, no matter how bleak the story becomes, don't ya know. The outstanding cast features two standouts who really make this movie glide like a curling iron on the ice (gotta use that Northern metaphor, ya see). They would be William H. Macy as used car salesman Jerry Lundegaard, and Frances McDormand as Brainerd Police Chief Marge Gunderson. Both actors are topnotch as happy-go-lucky Minnesotans who maintain their demeanor no matter what the external circumstances, which become considerable. Especially McDormand playing a very pregnant officer facing unspeakable carnage; she refuses to jettison her "keep yer chin up" philosophy--which accounts for the unmistakable charm of this film. (And its humor, which often has to be taken simultaneously with serious shock value.) Funny, outrageous, dark, quirky, often downright sad, FARGO has become a timeless portrayal of Midwestern nuance at its nonsensical best. Which makes this entertaining movie the hoot that it is, eh? --D. Mikels, Author, The Reckoning

In my opinion, the Coen Brothers are more of an imitation of sorts than real entertainment and insight. I've actually enjoyed most of their movies to date for the most part (I had much trouble getting through Blood Simple and Raising Arizona), and i've seen all but one of their work from the 90's (The Hudsucker Proxy) and O Brother, Where art Though. Their movies are the reason why I created the C grade, the kind of movie that always will entertain and certain times create moments of (well, they do make some duds), but ultimately just not enough of something else to make a work that's well worth diving into. To be fair, there's nothing quite like Fargo out there outside of the rest of the Coen Brothers works (does anybody realize that almost every plot deals with something that is botched?), as all of their movies always seen to share something in common, as yes, they do have trademarks. It's a blend of dark comedy (though it would be more funny if the Coen Brothers were actually funny, but they aren't), crime, a comedy of errors, and a homage to Minnesota through silly accents and portraits, and great cinematography. Like the other Coen Brothers movie, there is a wide variety of things What we get though, is typical Coen Brothers fare, a movie that uses stylized devices over interesting characters and quality quirkiness; instead, giving us quirky crappy characters and a largely uninteresting plot that gets more messy, with pretentious dark humor to make the whole thing seem a bit iffy. Perhaps the death knell is the fact that, like other Coen Brothers works, make movies that try to be pieces that capture a certain place, instead of making interesting plots and characters. It's not exactly a bad thing, but there's just not enough entertainment of that nature to make their movies truly good. This is also one of those movies that becomes kind of pointless when you realize that it's something that's so just ___________ easy to live out yourself. People who absolutely love the Minnesota are better off making it a ____________ priority themselves to live there. Minnesota has plenty of mountains you know. The Coen Brothers' humor often falls flat for the most part, which really kind of made Barton Fink, Raising Arizona, and O Brother Where Art Though kind of a bore (The Big Lebowski is actually funny at times though). Fargo is no exception, as it's comedy of error crap is typically done and this kind of theme can be found almost everywhere you look in real life (so take a seat and laugh at others, basically). Quirky-crappy characters such as the two questioned girls, the totally stereotypical creepy quite man, these characters really aren't memorable, and the movie suffers because of that. Fargo is a bit more memorable than other Coen Brothers fare, such as Raising Arizona with it's lame and generic Arizona stereotypes and screwball rip offs, and Blood Simple which was just plain boring interlaced with some graphic violence that's horribly dated. It's pretty fast paced for the most part, contains some gorgeous cinematography (no, I don't like Minnesota enough to live their, the movie is enough), and some of the bits are actually funny (Showalter's rant towards the parking booth guy is hilarious and something we all want to do to gatekeepers like the ________ at the recreation center I dealt with. Burn in *****, __________), and contains some cool violence, though not quite on par with the shootout in MIller's Crossing (I love the Tommy Gun anyway). However, the plot wears thin when further stretched, there's no interesting insight to anything, it's not entertaining enough to make of for insight (ie KIll Bill), and it's just another Coen Brothers film except with a different setting and different character gimmicks on top of it. Do I recommend Fargo? Absolutely? But for all of Fargo's stylistic devices, genre-blurring, and other good things, I still can't really gall myself to give this movie anything other than three stars. However, you'll probably like it more than I did, and I think that watching this movie more than once every year or so actually helps. However, I just can't get myself to own this one. I certianly won't watch this one as much as I do my other DVD's. Not a bad film, but it's an overhyped 90's movie that should probably be suited more for bargain bins rather than movie lists that rank this among the best. C+

This is the story of Jerry Lundegaard. A hapless car salesman who needs money to repay the money he stole from GMAC. Why did Jerry steal money from GMAC? NO one knows, that is never brought up in the film, and it took me 6 viewings to realize that we never knew why he needed the money; I suppose that is because it is inconsequential to the plot. Jerry hatches a scheme by which he hires two thugs to kidnap his wife. Jerry would then tell his rich father in law about the situation and get the ransom and split it with the thugs. Sounds simple, only everything goes wrong. But through all the mix ups and catastrophes, Jerry never gives up on his plan. He is eternally optimistic that it will work out for him. Through it all you have local Minnesota law enforcement looking into the case and the crime scenes left behind by the 2 thugs. Frances McDormand won an Oscar for her role as Sheriff Marge Gunderson. But by and large, fans of the film believe William H Macy was screwed. About the DVD: The DVD contains the regular DVD goodies, deleted scenes, trailers and commentary. The two big bonuses are the interview with the Cohen brothers and the documentary "Minnesota Nice". But above and beyond all that there is a trivia track that plays like pop up video through the course of the movie that is addictive. The extras make this great movie even better. If you have the choice of this version or the El Cheapo, do yourself a favor and spend the few extra bucks for the special edition, it is truly special.

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For some reason, many people saw this as an improvement over episode 1. And I kind of understand why. No Jake Lloyd, not nearly as much screen time for Jar Jar, and Obi-Wan becomes more interesting as a character. But in my eyes, so many things were worse this time around. Qui-Gon's gone, and he is one of my favorite Star Wars characters. Darth Maul is dead, and we have a new villian for this movie. Count Dooku. He is played by Christopher Lee, and he is unbelievably bland. I can't put my finger on what's wrong with him, but he just bugged me so much. He does his best worst Darth Vader impression, in my opinion. The main problem I had with this movie, and arguably the worst thing about this trilogy, is Anakin Skywalker. He is simply the worst protagonist I have ever seen in a movie. I couldn't stand him. He's a whiny jerk. Anakin Skywalker is supposed to be a good man who gradually fell to evil, not this little crybaby. Part of this problem was the way Anakin's character was written, and part of it was Christensen's acting abilities. Another huge problem was the love story between Anakin and Padme. It was supposed to be a huge, passionate love story. Instead, it was two irresponsible teenagers getting married behind everyone's back. Their relationship was so contrived and wooden, that that alone makes this one of the worst movies I've ever seen in my life. The movie starts off with the following information. A large group of solar systems have decided to leave the Republic. They want to start their own government. They call themselves the Separatists, and they are led by Count Dooku, a former Jedi. The Republic does not want to allow them to leave. The Senate is debating whether to start a war to keep the star systems in the Republic. In a Democracy. Why would the Senate be trying to force the planets to stay in the Republic? Is it "leave the Republic and die?" They're talking about creating an army to keep the star systems from leaving. Are they actually talking about threatening to kill them if they leave? In a Democracy? Just another example of George Lucas's inept writing ability when it comes to these prequel films. Padme, who is now the Senator of Naboo, is just returning to Coruscant. She is against going to war. Someone is trying to assassinate her, presumably because she is the head of the group who wants to prevent the war from happening. After an attempt on her life, which is prevented through use of a decoy, Chancellor Palpatine suggests that an extra layer of security be added to her, in the form of a Jedi Knight. He suggests Obi-Wan Kenobi, since Padme alreay knows him and it would be easier with someone she already knows. Makes sense. Oh, and of course, Obi-Wan's five-year-old son will accompany him. So now we finally meet a grown Anakin Skywalker. He is supposed to be a great man, at this point. So why is he such a whiny jerk? His first scene has him and Obi-Wan arguing about what they are there to do; protect padme, or figure out who wants to kill her. It seems that, after not having seen Padme for ten years, Anakin still has a crush on her. Some girl he liked when he was a little kid and hasn't seen in ten years. This scene illustrates the two biggest problems I have with the Star Wars prequels. Number one, Anakin, the hero and main protagonist, is a complete jerk. Number two, the romance between Anakin and Padme makes no sense at all. And since they actually try to use this as his primary motivation for turning to the dark side. Hilarious, really. A few scenes and a long, CGI-infused speeder chase later, they deduce that a bounty hunter has been hired to kill Padme. The Jedi council orders Obi-Wan to capture the bounty hunter and discover who he is working for. They decide, geniuses that they are, that Anakin will continue to protect Padme. Even though Obi-Wan warns them that Anakin has an emotional attachment to her. They don't seem to care. The oldest and wisest of all Jedi Knights, ladies and gentlemen. So while Obi-Wan heads to Kamino to try to find this Bounty Hunter, Anakin and Padme disguise themselves as refugees or something, and journey to Naboo. They spend their time there flirting like a couple of immature sixteen-year-olds. Lucas had to get these two to fall in love, so he had to constantly shove it down out throats, because it made no sense at all. And why does she like him at all? Anakin is a jerk to her, and he hates all his authority figures, especially his master. He also makes a bunch of remarks about how Democracy sucks and a dictatorship would be so much better. Later, he and Padme have an argument about how they love each other, but both of them have committed to serve the republic. Anakin is not allowed to marry, so he wants to keep it a secret. Padme responds that they would be living a lie, and that it would destroy them. Later that night, Anakin has a dream about his mother. He decides to go to Tatooine to save her. Why didn't he do that a few years ago? It is never stated that the council wouldn't let him go back to rescue her. So why didn't he just go back? Anyway, he finds out she has been freed, and married to her new slave owner. But she was recently abducted by Tusken Raiders. He goes to the camp, and gets to talk to her for about thirty seconds before she dies, after saying something about being complete or something. Anakin then goes into a rage and kills all the Sand People. The men, women, and children. Our protagonist, ladies and gentlemen. This would have been a good dramatic scene, if this was the first time Anakin had done something evil. But it's not. He's been evil throughout the whole movie. He's not a good man who gradully fell to evil, he's already evil. When he tells Padme about this, she responds "to be angry is to be human." And then she comforts him. I won't even go into the massive problems I have with a girl finding out her boyfriend just committed genocide and then comforting him, as if he's the one who's hurting. While all this is happening, Obi-Wan has been tracking down the bounty hunter. He comes to Kamino to discover that the Kaminoans have been developing a clone army over the last ten years. They claim that it was under the orders of Sifo-Dyas, a Jedi Knight. Obi-Wan tells them that Syfo-Dyas is dead. They tell him that the basis for the clones is a bounty hunter called Jango Fett. Jango Fett says that he has never heard of Sifo-Dyas, and that he was recruited by a man called Tyranus. The Kaminoans have nothing to say to this, and this discrepancy is never really explained. As a side note, I thought th thing with Boba Fett being a clone of Jango Fett was kind of interesting. It ended up being kind of meaningless, since they didn't do anything with it. But still, I'll give a compliment whenever I get the chance. `Cause there's not a whole lot to give a compliment to where this movie is concerned. Obi-Wan reports the situation to the Jedi council. They assure him that they had nothing to do with the army, and that it was unauthorized. Obi-Wan follows Fett to Geonosis, where it is revealed that he is working for the Separatist movement. He is trying to kill Padme so that Nute Gunray will join the Separatists, not because he wants to sabotage her peace movement. Before Obi-Wan can discover more, he is captured. Count Dooku then TELLS HIM that the Senate is under the control of a Sith Lord. And since the chancellor is the one who controls the senate, he is indirectly telling him that the CHANCELLOR IS A SITH LORD!!!! Alas, it takes the Jedi one more movie to discover this. They only discover it because the chancellor tells them. Morons. Anakin is ordered not to go after Obi-Wan. And as we all know, Anakin will follow orders when the plot requires him to. Padme says that she is going to help Obi-Wan, and that he will have to come along if he wants to continue to protect her. What was the point of that interchange between the two of them? Anyway, they get to Geonosis and after a big CGI video-game scene, the two of them are captured like a couple of morons. They, along with Obi-Wan, are sentenced to death. They have a fight with some CGI monsters for a while, until a huge army of Jedi show up. After an even longer CGI fight, the Jedi are beaten and only about twenty or so are left. Just as they are about to be finished off, Yoda arrives with the clone army. The same clone army that the Jedi Council knows were made without authorization and are probably a trap. A third CGI fight starts up, and the clones dominate the droids. Obi-Wan, Anakin, and Padme see Count Dooku trying to escape. They follow him. Padme suddenly falls out of the ship, and Anakin and Obi-Wan have a long, unnecessary debate about whether to leave her. Obi-Wan wants to pursue Dooku, and Anakin wants to go back to make sure she's okay. The thing is, they could have easily picked her up, and then kept going. Instead, they have a long and tedious argument. Anakin eventually agrees to leave her, and they pursue Dooku. The thing is, this scene was completely unnecessary. Padme is fine, she is found by some clone troopers five minutes later. I think the reason they had this whole scene in there was because they didn't know what to do with Padme during the lightsaber duel. Why didn't they just have Padme get on a different ship than Anakin and Obi-Wan? All this scene served to do was create pointless drama. Obi-Wan and Anakin arrive at the hangar, and a crappy attempt at lightsaber dueling begins. After about two minutes, Count Dooku defeats both of them with ease. Then Yoda shows up. Dooku throws some stuff at Yoda, and that doesn't work, so he shoots lightning at him and that doesn' work. Then they start the fourth CGI action scene that has happened in the last five minutes. When I was a kid watching this, I thought it was a good scene. But now, it makes Yoda seem so much less interesting in my eyes. Yoda is supposed to be a great Jedi, not because he is so good at sword-fighting, but because he is wise and in tune with the force. This scene looks funny, but it does not do the character any justice. Dooku escapes, and the clone war begins. The clone army is brought to Coruscant, and the clone war begins. Anakin and Padme get married in secret, because she loves him despite the fact that he is an evil mass murderer. Attack of the Clones was, at the time, the worst Star Wars movie. The protagonist was a jerk, and this alone is enough to make the movie suck. But that's just one of many problems. The conflict makes no sense. Practically every plot point is silly or contrived. As i said earlier, the good guys are complete and utter morons. But don't worry, it gets a whole lot worse in the next movie.

The DVD arrived promptly and exactly as described. I am very satisfied with this transaction.

This prequel is an step up from the one before, which is damning with faint praise. At least I don't feel I'm having backstory offloaded by the spade-full. And this time I don't feel that Lucas is replaying the greatest hits of the original trilogy. Though it's far from perfect, I was able to sit back and let this one wash the bad taste of Episode I from my mouth. Indeed, the contrast between this film and the original trilogy is very interesting. Where the original trilogy was about a small band fighting on the fringes of society, this is a very urban story, a fight happening at the heart of power. The CGI street scenes create a hectic but claustrophobic feel the original films could never hope to touch. It also isn't nearly as rushed as the first film. Neal Stephenson famously explained his view of the failure of Episode I, that the sci-fi geek stuff had been pinched off into ancillary media like books and video games. Not so here. Unlike the prior film, this one cares enough about the audience to stop and explain what's happening and why it matters. And this movie removes some of the errors of Episode I. Jar-Jar Binks is reduced to a minor supporting role, while Mace Windu gets out of his beanbag chair and actually moves, and Natalie Portman gives up on her lousy fake British accent. Lucas and his actors focus this time on what they're good at, and the movie benefits from it. I still miss the funky retro ethos of the original trilogy. But this one recaptures some of the smart, morally complex desperation that made the original so much worth watching. Not just a commercial for its merchandizing, this is an actual film in its own right, and I can bring myself to watch it more than once. Which is a definite step forward.

Attack Of The Clones' is better than `The Phantom Menace' in two ways: (a) It has a stronger individual story: instead of the dull trade dispute of the first film, the assassination plot against Padme and the buildup to the Clone Wars are actually interesting. (b) It has a stronger connection to the original trilogy: many of the events here clearly foreshadow important plot points of Episodes IV-Vi ; the ascension of Palpatine to Republic leader, the creation of the Clone Army, the beginning of the War, Anakin's relationship with Padme, and the first hint of his descent into Darth Vader. Overall, Episode II is a more entertaining movie than Episode I. The pacing is much better throughout, with a number of excellent set action pieces. The climactic battle and the duel between Yoda and Dooku are the highlights of the entire trilogy. And unlike the intergalactic politics of Episode I, there is a greater focus on plot and character development here. However, problems from `The Phantom Menace' remain. Once again, the film feels quite leaden and forced, as if Lucas was trying too hard to recapture the magic of the original films. The dialogue can be a bit stilted at times, and is laughably cheesy during the so-called `romantic' scenes between Anakin and Padme. And as before, the acting is a mixed bag. Ewan McGregor is beginning to grow into the role of Obi-Wan, there is a good turn from Christopher Lee as Dooku, while Ian McDiarmid once again steals the show as the duplicitous Palpatine. The two leads, however, are let down by the script and turn in ordinary performances. In fact, this movie's greatest achievement might be that it makes Natalie Portman and Hayden Christensen look like bad actors. Portman at least had some runs on the board as an actress, but Christensen might find it hard to live down his role as Anakin. The script gives him nothing, making him come across as a selfish, whiny brat, and neither his relationship with Padme nor the emergence of his Dark Side feel very realistic. What should have been the central character in the movie becomes a black hole into which everything else is sucked. Like Episodes I and III, it's nowhere near as good as the original movies, but I'd say `Attack Of The Clones' is the best of the new trilogy.

In terms of acting, plot, dialogue, and special effects, Attack of the Clones is light years beyond The Phantom Menace. Much of the movie focuses on the mystery of the clone army. It ends with a spectacular battle scene - still one of the best sci-fi battles out there. I like a lot about Attack of the Clones, but at the end of the day it just seems like the plot still needed to be worked out. There is a whole mystery about who built the clone army, but this is never fully explained. Also, it's not really clear why the Separatists were building a Death Star. I'm a Star Wars geek and it took me a while to figure these plot twists out. It's certainly not going to appeal to casual fans. Also, while the main actors are fine, the extras are sometimes a bit corny - particularly the Jedi at the end of the movie and the other Separatist leaders. Good, but not quite up to par with Episodes IV and V.

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