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Sleeping Beauty (Blu-ray Two-Disc Platinum Edition plus Standard DVD + BD Live) [Blu-ray]

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starring: Mary Costa, Bill Shirley, Eleanor Audley, Verna Felton, Barbara Luddy
directed by: Clyde Geronimi

October 07, 2008
I was skeptical about buying an animated movie in blu-ray. I can't even express how amazing this movie looks! The color is outstanding, the scenery better than I would have ever thought possible. All the dotty looks of the old-style Disney movies has been completely erased with this enhancement and yet, you lose none of the nostalgic feel. The story is one of the best, as always and the characters are wonderful. The sound is fabulous AND you get a bonus regular dvd with this purchase which I think is wonderful (Yay portible DVD player for trips!). If you are on the rail about buying animated blu-ray like I was, don't be with this one! I bought mine on sale, but I would have paid full-price for how amazing this looks. I would recommend ... Read More:

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The Godfather - The Coppola Restoration Giftset (The Godfather / The Godfather Part II / The Godfather Part III) [Blu-ray]

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starring: Al Pacino, Diane Keaton, Talia Shire, Andy Garcia, Eli Wallach
directed by: Francis Ford Coppola

September 23, 2008
When I was in college I went to the theatre and watched Francis Ford Coppola's brilliant interpretation of Mario Puzo's bestseller The Godfather. The stunning photography and sound transformed a very good Mafia story into an iconic piece of American culture. Over the years I have watched the Godfather and its brilliant sequel in various formats, film, VHS and DVD. But finally when the trilogy was restored by Coppola and his brilliant cinematographer Gordon Parks, I broke one of my cardinal rules about acquiring Blu-ray versions of movies I already own in DVD.

I watched on my Mitsubishi LT-46149 46-Inch 1080p 120Hz LCD HDTV with Integrated Sound Projector, which fully optimizes Blu-ray disks in a 1080p format. Just to be sure I compared ... Read More:

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Heroes: Season 2

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starring: Jack Coleman, Sendhil Ramamurthy, Masi Oka, James Kyson Lee, Milo Ventimiglia

August 26, 2008
I really love the show on television but had missed a few of the episodes, so I ordered them through Amazon. I got the season right away. Shipping was cheap and the timing was great. If you are a person who likes this type of show I would highly recommend getting the series. I plan on getting all of them as they come out.

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Sex and the City - The Movie (Full Screen Edition)

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starring: Sarah Jessica Parker, Kim Cattrall, David Eigenberg, Willie Garson, Evan Handler
directed by: Michael Patrick King

September 23, 2008
This was the only film I saw this summer on the big screen and perhaps that's why I found it an initial disappointment. (I don't get out much). I think it was impossible to live up to all the hype associated with the opening. Having forgotten about it, I received the DVD as a gift and was reluctant to watch it again. But I'm certainly glad I did. With lowered expectations, I found this to be an enjoyable visit with the glamorous New York characters, Carrie Bradshaw, Samantha Jones, Miranda Hobbs and Charlotte York Goldenblatt.

Make no mistake, above all else this is a fashion show. (A bright blue Manolo Blahaik with a five-inch heel is even used in place of a diamond ring). When the show was still on television I used to say my favorite ... Read More:

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John Adams (HBO Miniseries)

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starring: Paul Giamatti, Laura Linney

June 10, 2008
The miniseries set my wife and I to thinking; how do the current candidates, and their superfluous, pandering rhetoric, measure up to the sacrifice and leadership of the Founding Fathers? What we hear from our candidates today is pandering tripe. This series puts today's dumb-downed politicians in stark constrast to Adams and the other Revolutionaries who risked everything on behalf of real principles. What a notion that is in this day and age. Watch this miniseries if you like an excellent story, and to remind yourself why we are whom we are.

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Forgetting Sarah Marshall (Three-Disc Unrated Collector's Edition)

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starring: William Baldwin, Jason Bateman, Mila Kunis, Paul Rudd, Jason Segel
directed by: Nicholas Stoller

September 30, 2008
This movie is hilarious. Its one of those comedies you can watch a million times & never get tired of. EVERYBODY needs to watch it.

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Wall-E (Three-Disc Special Edition) [Blu-ray] + Digital Copy

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starring: Ben Burtt, Elissa Knight, Jeff Garlin, Fred Willard, MacInTalk
directed by: Andrew Stanton

November 18, 2008
As of 9/28/2008, which is more than a month away from the release date of this 3-disc Blu-ray version, how the heck there are 14 reviews already. I have no idea what values Amazon review board has since it allows anyone to rate ideas without actually purchaing and receiving it. Crap!!! is all I can say

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The Simpsons - The Complete Eleventh Season

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starring: Dan Castellaneta

October 07, 2008
As far as the show goes, it's The Simpsons. I love 'em and the episodes are great. But here's a warning: the packaging is the cheapest, most poorly designed, pain-in-the-a$$ packaging ever thrown together for a dvd release. Folks, it's just awful. First you have the co-called "collectible" head case, which is made of thin, cheap plastic which scuffs amazingly easily. Also, because of the weird shape and size, it is impossible to stack on your shelves with your other dvd's. I have steadfastly avoided these awful head case packages since Fox has been producing them.

But the really awful thing, which is a consistent factor with both the head case and the traditional case, is the terrible design. No plastic spindles to keep your discs separate ... Read More:

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Incredible Hulk [Blu-ray]

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starring: Edward Norton, Liv Tyler, Tim Roth, William Hurt, Christina Cabot
directed by: Louis Leterrier

October 21, 2008
Version: U.S.A / Region A, B, C
Aspect ratio: 2.35:1
MPEG-4 AVC BD-50 / High Profile 4.1 (Main Video) / High Profile 3.2 (U-Control/BonusView)
Running time: 1:52:20
Movie size: 23,73 GB
Disc size: 45,30 GB
Average video bit rate: 18.60 Mbps

DTS-HD Master Audio English 4444 kbps 5.1 / 48kHz / 24-bit / 4403kbps (DTS Core: 5.1 / 48kHz / 24-bit / 1536kbps)
DTS Audio French 768 kbps 5.1 / 48kHz / 24-bit / 768kbps
DTS Audio Spanish 768 kbps 5.1 / 48kHz / 24-bit / 768kbps
Dolby Digital Audio English 192 kbps 2.0 / 48kHz / 192kbps
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The Tracy Anderson Method Presents Mat Workout DVD

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2008
I am so happy I bought this DVD, it's great to be able to workout at my house and already start to see results after just 1 week of working out! I didn't think that it would be so challenging but I have to say that for the first 3 times I did the video I had to take breaks because it burned so bad! In the interview with Tracy she says that she used to have more of a gymnaists body with short stocky muscles and that's the way my body is shaped too. I am excited to see when I incorporate the dance video of how much more my body will change!

I guess I'm a little puzzled on the responses that I have seen in regards to the lack of instruction for the video. I think the instructions are pretty straight forward and easy to follow!