5 comments about The Visitors.

1. I admit I haven't seen more than probably 40 or 50 "foreign" films, but of those, this is still the funniest one I have watched. The major problem I had with it was that the dialog (and the humorous lines) came so fast I barely had time to read the subtitles. It gets a little tiring after awhile trying to keep up with the reading and viewing at the same time, at that pace.
   
   As with all comedies, you get both smart and stupid scenes. You get more stupid when you have more slapstick, but you also have more laugh-out-loud moments. Such is the case here, as Jean Reno and Christian Clavier portray clownish 11th-century men who suddenly find themselves in modern-day France. Time-travel films almost always are fascinating, whether it's sci-fi or comedy.
   
   As for family viewing, there is no sex and no nudity, but there is rough language which is why it's rated "R."



2. It said "English",it came with only "French" (English Subtitles). My copy would only be good if learning French was your objective.



3. I love this movie. The French make a lot of great movies, and of different styles, action, thriller, comedy - you name it. This movie represents the some of the best of French comedy. A Knight and his servant are accidentally sent into the future, where they find the descendants of the Knight. Their oafish and crude ways, viewed by the modern relatives are hilarious, and the medieval interpretations of modern technology even more so. It will be described by some as a French Monty Python style of movie, and I would agree - and I think the MP team are excellent, so I have no issues with this. Maybe some Americans won't "get it" but that's not my problem! I don't mind subtitles. I love "foreign" films (I'm Australian) and this is right up the top of my favourites list, of all nations, of all genres. GET IT NOW.



4. This is a very funny film. I laughed out loud several times. It would appeal to all from age 12 and up. Shows the mayhem that happens when two medieval Frenchmen are transported to the modern world. Very good tonic for the blues!



5. I had the movie Just Visiting and I loved it. I thought it was extremely entertaining and hilarious. So I decided to get the movie The Visitors, I was so excited to get it. When I finally did receive it and put it in the player to watch it, I realized that it was in french. No where on the cover or on the site in Amazon was it noted that it was filmed in french with SOME subtitles. I was very disappointed and it was too late to return it since I had already opened the seal. I had expected for Amazon to at least mention that slight detail for it's consumers before they make their purchase. Had the DVD itself noted that anywhere on it, I would not have opened it and just returned it.

5 comments about Flight to Mars.

1. Flight to Mars gets off to a decent start, by 50's sci-fi movie standards, as a group of guys and the token gal set off for an ambitious exploration of the Red Planet. But once they arrive, they are greeted by very human Martians (wearing space helmets...can they not breathe their OWN air??). While the Martians offer to help the earthlings repair their rocketship, they are actually plotting to use the ship to launch an attack on Earth.
   
   If you're looking for low-budget but still effective interstellar thrills, you probably won't find much here (see Invaders From Mars, Forbidden Planet, etc.). Admittedly, not much was known about real space travel in 1951, but much of the dialogue hopelessly dates Flight to Mars (Favorite bit: The Earth gal, upon seeing how the Martians live, asks a Martian female to take her to the kitchen). Yes, there is a certain appeal to the Martian women's costumes, some of which are so short I'm surprised they got past the censors. And there are a couple of mildly impressive sets. But really, the overall story moves at a snail's pace and the acting is mostly just tolerable.
   
   As someone has already stated, the print quality here leaves a bit to be desired. Some scratches and color changes are to be expected from a film that's over 50 years old, but there are also numerous missing frames that usually result a in jarring break in the dialogue. Most annoying is a red spot just off-center of the picture which appears to be a spot burned into the print itself.
   
   If you're fan of these type of films, you'll probably want this in your collection, despite its many flaws.



2. first off the print looks kind of bad(maybe because of the age and the lack of care)so don't expect a great print.
   now if 50's space cheese is your thing this silly but fun trip to mars is just what you want. set in the year 2000(but still very 50's)this flight finds life and air on mars. the life forms are human and of corse they want to invade earth. you don't find cheese much better than this. sit back and enjoy!!!



3. The U.S. Air Force, in its space exploration program, finally puts together a manned (and womaned) mission to Mars. After the space travelers land, some leaders of the Martian people see an opportunity to seize the spaceship as a prototype and build a fleet of ships to invade Earth.
   
   "Flight to Mars" is a superior sci fi movie about an advanced civilization on resource-depleted Mars trying to save its dying race, but poorly prepared on DVD. Several strange dropouts of dialog. Color quality of the DVD provides deeper and better colors over the videotape version, but many scratches. The videotape version contains copy protection and won't allow transfer to DVD on home equipment. I was disappointed with the purchase.



4. "For centuries science has studied Mars, the only planet were life may exist. Now the screen creates for you the fascinating frightening spectacle of the first flight to mars."
   
   Usually the Sci-Fi genre is just a vehicle to bring social and emotional conflicts out in a palatable format. However in the case of this film it is more fun to look at their technological advances than the conflicts. We see the need for a slide rule to be sure we are on course and they do not need space suits. The spacesuit thing comes full circle until we have the movie "GATTACA" (1997) in which once again we no longer need fancy space suits. There are lots of other great technologies and speculations as we travel to a 1951 Mars.
   
   Five unlikely astronauts actually four astronauts and an astronautess (Virginia Huston, Jane in "Tarzan's Peril") travel to Mars; each has their own reason and agenda. Due to technical difficulties they crash. They are befriended by what looks very very humanoids including Alita (Marguerite Chapman). There they are offered help by the friendly natives. But are the natives really friendly or do the have ulterior motives of which only the Martians and we the audience are aware of?
   
   Rocketship X-M



5. Fans of B&W SciFi will enjoy watching the film at least once in a while. A bit too talkie and character based for a film of this quality, it could use more action or special effects time.

5 comments about Marty Stouffer's Wild America (Seasons 1-6 Collector's Edition).

1. As a professional biologist, it is my view that one cannot say enough good things about the complete 12 seasons of "Marty Stouffer's Wild America" series that are currently available in two separate 12-DVD sets (seasons 1 - 6 and seasons 7 - 12). Both volumes, collectively containing some 120 half-hour episodes, cover a great breadth of North American wildlife (and, given their high level of educational entertainment, they are notably very affordable). While the focus is largely on birds and mammals, there are several episodes devoted to reptiles, invertebrates (e.g., butterflies and mollusks), National Parks, human-wild animal interactions, animal adaptations, and plants/trees.
   
   Having been produced primarily through the 1980s and aired on PBS, the greatest strengths of the "Wild America" series can be summarized as follows:
   
   *educational family entertainment par excellence
   
   *riveting wildlife-in-action scenes throughout; this often consists of a predator in pursuit of prey (almost always shown in both real time as well as slow motion), foraging activities, mating behaviors/rituals, and newborns exploring their environments
   
   *superb environment or habitat scenes that function to give us a better sense of how the organism under consideration survives
   
   *interesting, clear, concise narration delivered in Marty Stouffer's uniquely relaxed manner; Stouffer's judicious and intelligent use of commentary allows the scenes to largely speak for themselves, yet one always feels informed on some important basic biological aspects of the organism
   
   *minimal intrusion of the film crew upon the wildlife; we generally sense that every effort was made to capture the organisms in their natural state, independent of human influence (there's no jumping on or wrestling with alligators)
   
   *Stouffer's simple summary at the conclusion of each episode, always made with a view towards appreciating and conserving the featured organism(s) and its/their environment
   
   *pleasant accompanying music (the theme "tune" for the series is catchy)
   
   *the capacity to continue to inspire new and future generations to better know and appreciate the native North American wildlife while also taking up conservation as a cause
   
   *a documentation of much late 20th century North American (mostly macrofauna) wildlife
   
   Because the episodes are almost all of excellent quality, it is rather impossible to decide just which ones to discuss in a bit of detail. Thus, I'll focus on a few that I recently watched.
   
   "Cliffhangers" (season 7, episode 1) introduces the viewer to the mountain goats of Montana's Glacier National Park. The animals are seen up close and gingerly moving about on some extremely sheer cliffs. A newborn "kid" is doted on by its mother as it tests its new legs for the first time. She intervenes when the baby's unsure initial footsteps take it too close to the cliff's edge. The golden eagle is shown soaring among the valley walls as we are informed that this bird, capable of knocking the baby animal off the mountainside, represents the greatest predatory threat to the newborns. The baby goats grow throughout the spring and summer and, following the adults, descend to salt-lick areas to obtain vital minerals essential to their coats. This makes all members susceptible to predation by bears. But it is the winter avalanches that claim more mountain goat lives than anything else. Such is the price that must be paid to occupy this niche that is generally unavailable to other mammals. We see also that as many as 80% of the born-this-year mountain goats do not survive the cold of winter, their body mass often being too small to retain sufficient heat for this season's duration. In the spring, we again see newborn mountain goats, and the cycle begins anew. The viewer comes to realize that life for the mountain goat is constantly beset with danger and that nature has not lessened her hardships for this magnificent animal, despite considerable human encroachment on and destruction of its habitat. This is nature and, characteristically, Stouffer does not shy away from its stark reality. One thus realizes that the mountain goat, like all wildlife, is a treasure that, as citizens of world, we all need to preserve.
   
   "Birds of Prey" (season 8, episode 4) has an incredible scene in which a hare is simultaneously chased down a mountainside by both a fox and a red tailed hawk. The viewer actually sees all three animals (again, in slow motion) in one of the shots. Who do you suppose emerges victorious in this scramble?
   
   "Olympic Odyssey" (season 8, episode 7) introduces us to the environment of Olympic National Park in Washington State. While focusing on the dramatic and diverse animals residing there, certain close-up scenes of water-laden plant life poignantly draw us into the details of this unique rainforest realm.
   
   "Feathered Jewels" (season 3, episode 2) showcases the various species of hummingbirds that live in North America. While of course showing excellent footage of these tiny birds, this episode is also remarkable for the clear explanation it provides of their distribution.
   
   In "King of Snakes" (season 5, episode 3) we are shown the five striking color patterns of the king snake. What might you guess happens when the non-venomous king snake encounters the highly toxic Pacific rattle snake? The result might surprise you!
   
   Episodes 4, 5, and 6 of season 4 are devoted to the cutthroat trout of Yellowstone Lake and the upper Yellowstone River. Given that within the past 10 years or so these fishes have been greatly reduced as a result of the illegal (accidental?) introduction of the lake trout to Yellowstone Lake, it is commendable that this document of the Yellowstone cutthroat trout in its "hey day" exists for the general public.
   
   "Marty Stouffer's Wild America" series deserves a place in every naturalist's/conservationist's/biologist's video library. I anticipate that it will continue to inspire conservation ideals among generations for countless years to come. Indeed, with its profuse employment of up-close scenes and replays in slow motion that allow the viewer to both savor and study the many natural dramas presented, it easily earns a five star rating.



2. I purchased this entire collection and I advise you to do the same. It is a great educational and entertaining experience.
   
   Marty Stouffer is a very likeable host and narrator. He is a teacher and also enjoys the wonders of the wilderness in a way that really speaks to the heart of the viewer.
   
   I've been waiting for this series to hit dvd for years. So instead of haveing to buy a "thousand" vhs tapes wih inferior quality- this set was a great choice. I'm happy they finally got around to it.
   
   You know, it is the photography that really brings the show to life. Especially on a big screen TV. You will see creatures you have seen before and other creatures that you did not know.
   
   Where do they live? What do they eat? What about mating season? Even what kind of personality they have.
   
   After watching so much junk dumped onto the big screen these days, the is an extremely welcome alternative.



3. The only complaint I have about this set of DVDs was the case for them. All of the little nubbins that hold the discs in place broke off during the shipment or within days of receiving it. Since it was a gift, that kind of sucked. I'm planning on following up with the people who sent it and asking for a replacement if possible.



4. I gave this DVD set a three star rating because I thought the discs could have been placed in better, more durable cases, which would hold the DVD's securely in place. The outside box, made of thin cardboard, doesn't offer much protection to the set. The price of the item was low enough, but what the set came in was not of the best quality. The twelve DVD's, however, were in good condition and had a clear, bright picture.
   
   The series itself deserves a five star rating, being one the best nature documentaries ever made. And now you can own all of the complete episodes, which is much better than watching the edited version shown on television. Marty Stouffer's wildlife photography is something to behold, and his lively, personal hosting and narration are the best invitation to enjoy American wildlife. Therefore I must highly recommend the series for anyone who loves the natural world.



5. Marty Stouffer does an excellent job capturing wild animals in their natural habitat. He mixed educational facts about the animals with excellent footage. I recommend this set for all ages.

5 comments about Chronos [Blu-ray].

1. it is not as good as Baraka... Baraka is excellent... He repeats images in both films which I consider is a lack of respect to the audience..



2. While the quality of the images is fairly good - average high-def quality, the content is lacking.
   
   This film is a collection of shots from the USA and Europe. Some of the shots are of beautiful scenes and historical landmarks(some of the church interiors are amazing). But this is almost just a random series of still photos. It lacks any real story, drama, or cohesion.
   
   
   The editing is particulary pedestrian and can even be irritating at times. Shots are sometimes too short and they cut back and forth between two locations for no apparent reason. The shots lack pacing or any kind of real drama or meaningful sequence. For example one shot is a time lapse photo of some stalls in a market/alley in Israel where you watch blurs of people whiz by a bored young man slouching in his 5ft x 5 ft cigarette stand (seriously).
   
   Most of the film is just the camera sitting still on a tripod getting time-lapse shot of a)people or cars moving very fast in the city b)the interior of a fancy european building, or c)landscapes where the shadows of the clouds pass over the land very fast. The only time the camera moves is some 10 second sequences where they do helicopter fly overs in the southwest U.S or on a boat in the canal in venice.
   
   Again, SOME shots are pretty. But there is little creativity, drama or excitement here - its just an almost random sequence of shots where the camera is placed in front of some landmark and left to run for several hours in stop motion mode. Kinda like looking at a hi-res travel album.
   
   Another minor annoyance to me is that they use a a wide angle lense that has very bad barrel distortion. When they do shots of interiors of buidlings the vertical surfaces at the edges of the picture bend in very badly at the top and bottom.
   
   And the music is just a typical synthesizer playing elevator quality music (at times its annoying).
   
   This film is also VERY short - about half the length of a normal film.
   
   Overall a minor piece of film. Not worth the money unless you can get it for maybe about 1/3 of what a normal film goes for and you just want to see some hi-res travel shots.



3. The music was very irritating. It sounded like a key was stuck on an organ. The concept of time lapse photography was slightly interesting.



4. I saw this when IMAX was brand new (last century) and was blown away by the scope and beauty of the piece. I was so happy to get it on DVD (I had VHS,too). But this Blu-Ray version is definatly the best! I'll admit, while it doesn't look as "perfect" as say, "Cars" on BD, it is very much VERY WATCHABLE and only the very pickiest of video geeks would be distracted by the PRACTICALLY NON-EXISTANT grain, outline or color uneveness. A much better transfer than I expected, near perfect, especially considering the age of the film. The DRS company did a fine job.
   As far as the film itself, this is a "Bolero". Not intended for ADD viewers or fast food consumers. This is art, not product. It's Fricke's first major film (that I'm aware of). It's a beautiful exploration of the passing of time with unpresidented cinematography. Films like this are why I got my big screen hi-def TV and BD player. Other movies are fun, and look great, it's true, but Fricke's work a whole different world.



5. A total waste of money. Time-lapse photography becomes boring and annoying after a few minutes. Photography is really beautiful but the opportunity to make it entertaining or/and educational has been completely lost.

5 comments about Passport to Europe: Seven Fabulous Cities.

1. My husband and I just love watching her show - she tells you a little bit about everything and is fun to watch.



2. Of course i love the show, but I don't like how the DVD's are packaged. There are several episodes missing and I purchased all of the Passport to Europe DVD's. Why couldn't they just have a season 1 and 2 or at least do one on just Italy, etc. I would've purchased all the episodes.



3. I enjoyed this travel DVD, and certainly would recommend it to anyone wishing to travel to Europe, to see things and go to places off the tourist route. Her Americanism is not annoying, and you do get a laugh at some of her comments. She mingles with the locals in all regions, takes you to enjoyable places to eat and drink, and talks about the accommodation and gives prices. She choses the middle to upper types of accommodation in each region, as she travelled in the low season.
   I can understand why she was awarded the Emmy for 'Outstanding Lifestyle Directing".



4. Host Samantha Brown travels to
   
   - Brussels, Belgium
   - Prague, Czech Republic
   - Amsterdam, Netherlands
   - Lisbon, Portugal
   - Barcelona, Madrid and Seville, Spain.
   
   Each show format is a little bit of history of each location, places to visit and travel tips. Samantha Brown also spends some time showing each of the hotels she is staying in, chats with locals, eats some food and looks at Cathedrals, historical buildings and museums. The hotels she stays at and the way she travels is definitely on a high budget and she can spend a lot more then most people. The architecture in these cities shown in the DVD is amazing.
   
   If you like travel shows and/or are interested in learning more about Europe and some interesting places to visit, this is a good DVD. Samantha is a fun host and is likeable. I think the travel host has a lot to do with liking the series or not.



5. EXCELLENT TOUR of Seven Cities in EUROPE. (Travel Channel Personality); Samantha Brown is the Perfect Host for your European Tour. Very Informative, colorful perspectives, valuable travel tips, interesting facts, explores culture, history, and popular landmarks of each city. Samantha Browns' Interaction with locals and professional tour guides is a joy to behold. Samantha is funny, witty, and full of energy. You will love this DVD.
   The Passport to Europe Series is a MUST SEE for anyone considering travel to these destinations. - Tom

5 comments about Terminator 2 - Judgment Day (The Ultimate Edition DVD).

1. A decent disc at a great price. I think it was about $12 + shipping. The video is not a huge improvement over the special edition DVD. It doesn't have a lossless audio track and it is the original theatrical release not the longer special edition DVD.



2. This is one of my favorites movies ever !!! i bought the DVD collectors edition, but i need to have the blu-ray !! It's just GREAT !!! A master piece !



3. This is how to make a follow up. T2 pushes the envelope at every level and thrills all over the place. The sfx are incredible - worth every penny of the $100m+ budget.
   
   A brilliant action movie. Everyone should own it.



4. Terminator 2 - Judgment Day is the ultimate sequel ever! Sequels always tend to let me down but not this one in any shape or form. Arnold Schwarzenegger, Linda Hamilton, and Edward Furlong bring so much energy and fire to this film. James Cameron is a brilliant writer/director, he pulls out all the stops. I highly recommend this classic, you'll watch it over and over again, enjoy!



5. Terminator 2 is one of the most memorable movies ever made. You can go years without watching this, but remember almost every scene when you finally see it again. This is real close to being a masterpiece, and it probably is. The special effects for the movie are still amazing even by today's standards. To me, the most memorable scene is when Sarah has the vision of the city being blown away, only leave skeletons in a fiery inferno. It is a really scary and somewhat realistic scene of what could happen to us if we aren't careful in the future. Not that machines will cause our demise, but we ourselves will. That is the message of the movie, that violence is "in our nature".
   
   The story is incredible. The Terminator becomes the dad that John never had and you really feel it while watching. The acting is also great and the end of the movie is a real tear jerker. This is a have-to-see movie if you haven't seen it already. This movie is so big, it's weird if you haven't seen it yet. You've been missing out. For those who have seen it, this is the movie to get and you will love it as much as you always have.
   
   The Ultimate Edition DVD is the choice to get and watching the Special Edition of the movie is a must because it has new scenes that only add to the already great story. Pick this up :)

4 comments about Rick Steves' Italy's Cities, 2000-2007.

1. ...though, I haven't actually travelled anywhere. I mean, the man is friendly, spontaneous and so open-minded. From what I have gathered, from the episodes that I have seen of Rick Steves' adventures in Italy, he is as much in love with the food, culture, art and people as he is in sharing his experience with us, the humble viewers at home. Even if you have never been to Venice, Florence, Naples and the numerous other cities that he treks through, in his travels, Steves succeeds in bringing a real level of accessiblity and unabashed joy toward planning trips, venturing on to the backroads and talking with locals.
   
   The photography in these episodes is glorious, and you can almost feel the warmth of sun, at midafternoon, when he makes his way through a cobblestoned town or a more modernized city. Rick Steves really celebrates the community of humankind with his journeys, and what's more, makes us want to celebrate it with him. If you are going to invest in anything, lay down your green for these DVDs. You won't be sorry!



2. I absolutely LOVE being able to see the streets and people of Italy before I go so I know what to expect. And the visual quality in the recent shows (on my up-converting DVD player) actually looks like HD on my TV.
   The shows about Florence, Rome, and Venice are great. And seeing Siena and San Gimignano helps to know how uneven the ground will be.



3. I purchased Rick Steves' Italy's Cities to give to my niece for Mother's Day. I wanted to see for myself so I put on the DVD. To my disappointment it is defective. It kept repeating the same parts over and over; the sound would cut out and the picture remain. I unfortunately can't locate the receipt for it so I'm stuck with it. However, it makes me aware that when ordering anything, I must hold onto my receipts in case the item (s) are defective.



4. Has there ever been another travel guide more amiable, more informative, more eclectic and just plain likeable than Rick Steves? This somewhat nerdish but pleasant looking fellow will immediately win the viewer over with his charm, humor and smoothing, layback manner. However what will keep you watching program after program is his consummate knowledge of the sites and people he visits.
   
   While each journey is only 30 minutes in length Rick has a unique talent of synthesizing the many facets that make up a people and place. He leaves no stone unturned in his analysis; historical background, spiritual heritage, cultural underpinnings and political legacy are all equally touched upon to give the audience a fuller understanding of the rural and urban landscape.
   
   However not not an individual to dwell too much on the past, he provides a delightful tour of the markets, music, restaurants and nightlife. The kind of information would really want to know if you're out for a good time.
   
   The production values are also wonderful offering fanstastic visuals that are worth watching even if there where no commentary. Traveling with Rick Steves' is the next best thing to being there.
   
   This particular DVD contains seven episodes, thirty minutes in length. Imagine three and one half hours in Rome, Venice, Florence and more, better get started!

5 comments about Grand Tour - Disaster in Time.

1. I'm picky about movies, so my 3-star is worth 4 from most people, except those who need car-chases, exploding cars, and wire-supported stunts. It has one piece of sci-fi that initiates the plot: People from the future time-traveling back to our present. From that point, the plot plays out rationally, though the time-paradox is not truly confronted or explained away. The present-day characters are realistic and well defined, as are their interrelationships. The future people are left somewhat fuzzy, though they are fleshed out as persons, not mere mysteries. For anyone who likes sci-fi or futurist films, I highly recommend this. For the rest, it at least deserves a rental.



2. I was looking for a movie to rent years ago at a popular video chain in CA. and there was this special movie rack of "sleepers". Basically movies that just didn't catch on with the masses. So I look through them and end up taking only one of them home. This movie has haunted me ever since. I found a copy years ago and before I even got to view it again I had given it to a relative who was visiting from out of state. Needless to say I never saw or heard about their take on it again. But now I have my very own copy and you can forget about borrowing this one! This movie will sneak up on you if you just give it a chance. . . fifteen minutes or so. The use of the word "grand" will either amuse you are drive you nuts however. Get used to it, it helps to set you up for the deeper meaning of the movie. Enjoy the suggestion and the innuendo.



3. It would have been 5-stars if they would not have over-stretch the uneventful first-half. The production is modest, but the story is very good. And the cast do a good job. A reviewer in this page called it "Like A long Twilight Zone Episode", and that just about sums it up.



4. Horrible acting, a swiss cheese plot (including the laughable final scene), and childish special effects make this a sci-fi snoozer.



5. By now David Twohy should be a trademark. A kind of Spielberg for B movies. But it isn't. Not yet at least. This man has been directing consistently good genre films for some years now ("The Arrival", "Pitch Black", "Below", "Chronicles of Riddick") so when I found that its first one was still there unwatched, I immediately took to find the piece and give it a go.
   What a nice story! Full of logical holes if you have mastered your Doc Brown technique, but what a nice tale nevertheless! Jeff Daniels plays an Inn owner that receives the visit of tourists from a strange place, that came just to be witness to a big event. That's enough information for you. Enjoy the tone of the story, its little town that looks from Capra seen by Spielberg or Dante, that nice orange-yellow glow that pervades so many 1980's films (despite this being done in 1992). Next Twohy movie, I will be in line at the theater.

5 comments about The Best Caribbean Beaches / WAVES: Virtual Vacations.

1. I enjoyed the dvd and think it will be cool to have in summer (purchased in winter). If it was in HD it would be incredible, but on my 50" screen it is low resolution, so its not as good as it could be. In HD it would be like looking out the window, but because it isn't, it isn't.



2. Work from home and just got this video to give me something to look at besides a blank plasma. The colors and scenes are really great. The video automatically shows various ocean/sands scenes for a few minutes each and then moves to the next scene (not really looping). The sound quality is very good - sounds like the ocean - actually peaceful - not annoying. I like this one and it seems whenever I look up from typing I've got a new scene to look at ... definitely a keeper.



3. Watch Video Here: http://www.amazon.com/review/R3UM8QQDBWIR4E Judge WAVES for yourself. SEE a "VIDEO CLIP - 3 TRAILERS" from the Producer of Vols 1-11 of "WAVES: Virtual Vacations." Relax and Enjoy! More clips available online at this link:
   
   http://www.brightcove.tv/title.jsp?title=1203019833&channel=823401072
   
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4. The tape is just what it says, ocean waves, beautiful skies and sunsets, sounds of nature in the backgroud. Makes you want to go to the islands, but if you can't, like me, it's good for pretending. Hey my boyfriend even liked it and he doesn't usually like anything!



5. Caribbean Daydreams - 6 Loopable Scenes / WAVES Virtual Vacations
   I saw one and I buyed all the serie.These DVD after a busy day of smog,cars.hurry are the best relax.Thanks

5 comments about The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.

1. Basically, this movie follows the book exactly. It is so much better than the recent remake. I tried to watch the remake and turned it off after 20 minutes.
   
   If you want the best then this is the version you want.



2. I jumped a mile back when this DVD first came out, because I had been waiting so long for this favorite of mine to be released. This series may not have had the world's best special effects or production values by today's standards, but actually was ahead of its time with things like the computer effects in the Encyclopedia Galactica. To the uninitiated, this could be described as "Monty Python meets Star Trek" but really is a lot more -- a truly brilliant showcase of great storytelling and inspired lunacy that comes along only once in a great while.



3. i guess i am old skool. i was very disappointed when i saw the new version of the hitchiker's guide to the galaxy, and i will call it drek. it did not follow the bbc series, which was excellently done. zooey deschantel did not do a very good job as trillian, she does a much better kat on the second season of weeds. this the only version to have, and whom ever did the film, ok, i'll give mos def credit as ford prefect, should be made to listen to poetry read by the vogons.



4. If you a fan of the book series you will enjoy the original BBC series it is more true to the book, than the Disney version.



5. Forget the movie ever happened. This DVD of the original BBC series is all that matters and is 100x funnier.
   
   Not for people who need a big, warm, huggy "and they lived happily ever after" resolution to the story. Just enjoy the ride.