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DVD Little Miss Sunshine
Pile together a blue-ribbon cast, a screenplay high in quirkiness, and the Sundance stamp of approval, and you've got yourself a crossover indie hit. That formula worked for Little Miss Sunshine, a frequently hilarious study of family dysfunction. Meet the Hoovers, an Albuquerque clan riddled with depression, hostility, and the tattered remnants of the American Dream; despite their flakiness, they manage to pile into a VW van for a weekend trek to L.A. in order to get moppet daughter Olive (Abigail Breslin) into the Little Miss Sunshine beauty pageant. Much of the pleasure of this journey comes from watching some skillful comic actors doing their thing: Greg Kinnear and Toni Collette as the parents (he's hoping to become a self-help authority), Alan Arkin as a grandfather all too willing to give uproariously inappropriate advice to a sullen teenage grandson (Paul Dano), and a subdued Steve Carell as a jilted gay professor on the verge of suicide. The film is a crowd-pleaser, and if anything is a little too eager to bend itself in the direction of quirk-loving Sundance audiences; it can feel forced. But the breezy momentum and the ingenious actors help push the material over any bumps in the road.-- Robert Horton
Here's a good comedy that has a lot going for it. Good acting. Good cast. Good story. Well paced. Lots of laughs. Funny, but believable characters. I saw the movie last August after reading a fine review in the "Wall Street Journal." The WSJ doesn't review many movies, books or recordings, and when they do, you can count on it being first rate. "Little Miss Sunshine" lived up to the review.
This film provides an irreverent look at families, the American Southwest, beauty pageants and a host of other facets of our modern culture. Let me warn you that the movie is quite funny, but some people find the humor to be offensive. I certainly did not. If a little foul language, sex and drugs bother you, don't buy it and then complain. If your tolerance level is up to it, this film delivers a delightful and hilarious romp from the opening scene to the closing credits.
The cast presents a strange mixture of misfits, all marvelously played. The only "normal" person in the movie is Olive, an utterly charming young lady who's a last-minute contestant for the "Little Miss Sunshine" title. The movie chronicles her family's efforts to get her to California and enter the contest. She deserved to win, but alas. All characters other than Olive are outrageously dysfunctional to one degree or another, but they play marvelously off one another. In their hilarious trip to California, a VW van lives up to a well-founded reputation as one of the worst cars on the road.
Great movie! Very funny and uplifting. The audience in my theater applauded at the close. I don't see that at many movies. The DVD could bear watching again and again.
Fantastic Film!
I just loved this movie. It was funny in a way that felt true and good. The characters were all perfectly flawed and loveable. I recommended this movie to everyone I knew without regard to their age or taste levels (my parents, even!). I saw this in the theater with my brother and we pitched such a fit during the scene with the horn. I laughed harder in a public place than I have in years. Laughter that was hoarse and breathless and embarassing. All around, the best movie I have seen in 2006. You'll love it!
Just like a 70% cocoa chocolate bar...
...Little Miss Sunshine is a delicious blend of bitter and sweet. I loved this movie: it's hilarious, charming, and uplifting in a tragicomic way. Get the soundtrack, too - another delectable concoction.
The Illusionist offers welcome proof that "arthouse" quality needn't be limited to the arthouses. Set in turn-of-the-century Vienna, this stately, elegant period film benefited from a crossover release in mainstream cinemas, and showed considerable box-office staying power--granted, teenage mallrats and lusty males may have been drawn to the allure of Seventh Heaven alumna Jessica Biel, who rises to the occasion with a fine performance. But there's equal appeal in the casting of Edward Norton and Paul Giamatti, who bring their formidable talents to bear on the intriguing tale of a celebrated magician named Eisenheim (Norton) whose stage performance offends the Crown Prince Leopold (Rufus Sewell), a vindictive lout who aims to marry Duchess Sophie (Biel), Eisenheim's... More Info about this DVD Director(s): Neil Burger DVD Release Date: 09 January 2007
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This clever, funny big-screen adaptation of Lauren Weisberger's best-seller takes some of the snarky bite out of the chick lit book, but smoothes out the characters' boxy edges to make a more satisfying movie. There's no doubt The Devil Wears Prada belongs to Meryl Streep, who turns in an Oscar�-worthy (seriously!) strut as the monster editor-in-chief of Runway, an elite fashion magazine full of size-0, impossibly well-dressed plebes. This makes new second-assistant Andrea (Anne Hathaway), who's smart but an unacceptable size 6, stick out like a sore thumb. Streep has a ball sending her new slave on any whimsical errand, whether it's finding the... More Info about this DVD Director(s): David Frankel DVD Release Date: Released the 12 December 2006 Usually ships in 24 hours
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Nicholas Cage and Michael Pena star as two New York City Port Authority police officers in this magnificent film by Oliver Stone which describes one of the darkest days in the history of the United States: September 11, 2001.
Cage stars as Sgt. John McLoughlin, and Pena stars as officer Will Jimeno. These two men, along with a crew of other officers, entered into the stricken World Trade Center shortly after the brutal terrorist attacks. Their job was to go up inside the tower and assist with rescue efforts. However, shortly after entering the buildings, the collapse began. The officers immediately dove for an elevator shaft; supposedly one of the strongest places in the building. Despite their quick thinking, McLoughlin, Jimeno, and the rest of the officers are buried... More Info about this DVD Director(s): Oliver Stone DVD Release Date: Released the 12 December 2006 Usually ships in 24 hours
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Sweet baby Jesus, we thank you for blessing Will Ferrell and Adam McKay with the talent to create a NASCAR comedy as hilarious as Talladega Nights. The so-called "Ballad of Ricky Bobby" is hardly flawless in fact it's not always firing on all cylinders but with comedy star Ferrell and director McKay still hot from the success of their previous comedy hit Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy, most of this 108-minute spoof of oval-track racing is so knee-slappin' funny that you can't help but surrender to the stupidity.
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As the saying goes, Aaron Eckhart was born to play Nick Naylor, the 30-something "voice of Big Tobacco" in this brazen satire of corporate profits and what lobbyists will do to protect them. Right from the opening, Eckhart is in spin mode, turning the tables on a popular talk show when he states health officials want a young teen stricken by cancer to die more than big tobacco does, since the boy would be a martyr to them, but only a single lost customer to the industry. Audiences gasp, panelists guffaw, and the kid happily shakes Nick's hand. The Academy of Tobacco Studies has a colorful array of folks surrounding Nick, including his cantankerous boss (J.K. Simmons) and the Colonel (Robert Duvall), tobacco's undisputed leader. His closet friends are lobbyists for guns (David Koechner)... More Info about this DVD Director(s): Jason Reitman DVD Release Date: Released the 03 October 2006 Usually ships in 6 to 11 days
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This clever, funny big-screen adaptation of Lauren Weisberger's best-seller takes some of the snarky bite out of the chick lit book, but smoothes out the characters' boxy edges to make a more satisfying movie. There's no doubt The Devil Wears Prada belongs to Meryl Streep, who turns in an Oscar�-worthy (seriously!) strut as the monster editor-in-chief of Runway, an elite fashion magazine full of size-0, impossibly well-dressed plebes. This makes new second-assistant Andrea (Anne Hathaway), who's smart but an unacceptable size 6, stick out like a sore thumb. Streep has a ball sending her new slave on any whimsical errand, whether it's finding the...