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I absolutely love toy story 1 as much as toy story 2. this movie after a while has grown on me a lot and i watch this a lot now because at first i didnt like it. this is as great as the second one and my favorite character in both movies is rex the dinosaur. the best part of the movie is in the end where the family is moving and the toys are in the moving truck and woody and buzz are on the chase. the opening theme song you've got a friend in me by randy newman is one of my favorite tracks. this movie is as great as toy story 2, monsters inc, and ice age. get all four of these great movies.

The Lion King...deep,moving,inspirational,and beautiful...not to mention hilarious too.
artistic and wonderful...an aweinspiring Disney classic.
my #1 favourite Disney film of all time.
the songs range from hilarious to moving.
the artwork is at its very,very best and shows the sheer beauty of Africa...and the animals of the wild look so very realistic.
its an incredible masterpiece of a film...and demands more than 100 viewings.
a sheer beautiful class act from the Disney studios...and by far the most breathtaking film i have ever seen.
seriously.

Yes, it is a great life affirming movie with its heart firmly in the right place...BUT...personally I would have prefered not such a happy ending, or a very different kind of happy ending - I just feel that the miraculous turnaround of George's fortunes at the end, while rightly suggesting that all good deeds may be remembered, and returned in kind, missed a real chance to state that happiness didn't have to depend on material wealth at all - After all, when he was given his old life back, George's euphoric happiness was based soley upon his family and friends, regardless of his dire financial state! This was a real chance to bang the point home about the real dangers of capitalism, but it was totally spurned. Indeed, this ending almost suggested, after roundly attacking corporate greed and rampant materialism for much of the film, that our happiness really DOES depend on material wealth after all, and I was a tad confused, and quite disappointed. This movie so nearly did what hardly any movie has dared to do, certainly before Michael Moore and co. and that is attack the American model of corporate based, free market capitalism, the most dangerous and destructive and corrupting of all economic systems, and it did have a go against banks run by those without a shred of a social conscience for the humans who ARE their customers and shareholders, as many critics believe we have become mere units of commerce in the overall run of things now, so impersonal is our rampantly capitalist culture. It's just a real shame it didn't follow through, and went instead with the expected Hollywood ending.

Now would be very apt time to remake the movie with a much more natural ending than this one dared to have. It would make a far stronger point about what real happiness is, and put another shot across the bows of greedy corporate businesses and banks, and even free market obsessed, business led governments (the crazy and unfair boom and bust economies of the US and UK in particular). That movie will never be made in Hollywood though.

This musical is a true joy. I would place it within the 30 best musicals ever made. Some pseudo casting directors, music experts, and nit-picking purists, may disagree. I saw it recently at home with an audience which included all age groups: from a 7 year old, through a 60 year old cousin. They all agreed that they would like to see it again, some other time. To my judgment, the casting is ideal: Kathryn, fits well into the innocent damsel, who is swept off her feet, falling in love with the dashing gambler (Howard Keel). Joe E. Brown is perfect (as he makes believe his domineering wife, that he is hen-pecked) as he does what he wants, saying" yes dear. The opening sequence where we are shown the riverboat, the pier, the musical-traveling troupe, the crew of the boat, the passengers, the loading of supplies, the light cargo. The different decks of the boat, with its frills. The costumes, of the 19th century attire, are charming, and alluring to both sexes. The innocent damsel does marry the galant gambler. Katryn Grayson is believable in the travails that ensue. Ava Garner does an excellent portrayal of the suffering half-caste, who is not accepted in a white society. Agnes Morehead, is the aggresive wife of captain Joe E. Brown, who in fact inside that hard armor, is tenderness in disguise. I would venture to say that any viewer with be with a happy heart as the final credits of the film roll on. (A note to the editors): I could only get Show Boat by listing Howard Keel, as the actor. I could not get your video on Show Boat by the title of the film.

Clever, imaginative, charming and very, very funny. Note the jokey references to Jurassic Park and Star Wars.

A beautiful love story between two married people who encounter a chance meeting at a railway station. What follows is battle of emotions and morals as they struggle to come to terms with their feelings for each other.

In todays society, its very difficult for people to relate to just how frown upon such an affair would have been back then - such things seem to be common place nowadays. If viewed with this in mind, then Brief Encounter is a truely classic love story, and one of the best British films ever made.

If your children constantly demand Telebubbies, Bob the Builder or Thomas the Tank Engine them give them a change with a classic episode or two of Watch with Mother. I don't know whether it was the operatic singing of nursery rhymes in Andy Pandy, the incomprehensible dialogue of Bill and Ben, or the surreal plot of of Muffin the Mule but this video never fails to keep little horrors quiet for an hour or so. The best thing is that you can and sit and enjoy the episodes too!

I heartily recommend this video/DVD to anyone of any age and level of fitness who wants to begin a healthy exercise routine. "Beginning Callanetics" demonstrates how each exercise can be adapted around different limitations, such as weak legs, bad back, lack of flexibility, etc.. The movements are tiny and use minimal energy, so they're low impact and easy on the spine and joints. This starts more gently than yoga and pilates, yet becomes more taxing as the muscles develop. After mastering this routine, one can progress onto the faster-paced "Callanetics", and other ones, like "Cardio-Callanetics", etc.. There are books containing more exercises, but I personally feel that working along with the video is an easier and more enjoyable way to learn the basics. Like others who try the program, I have had excellent results in 2 months - I am stronger, more flexible and streamlined, and have dropped to a smaller clothes size.