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North By Northwest 311 reviews
Ed Binns, Leo G. Carroll
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM), 2004
Is this Roger Thornhill or Bond, James Bond?
+ now this is entertainment!
+ Cary Grant goes to Mount Rushmore--not just for the sight-seeing!!
+ Slow start, but a great movie...
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The Bicycle Thief111 reviews
Lamberto Maggiorani, Enzo Staiola
Image Entertainment, 1998
Great
+ a human voice
+ Well deserving of its "classic" label
+ It Retains Its Power
+ Big fish, little fish, loser fish, thief fish
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Ghost in the Shell 449 reviews
Atsuko Tanaka, Iemasa Kayumi
Palm Pictures, 1998
4 ½+ Stars: Incredibly Clever and Challenging Science Fiction AIMED at an Experienced Audience
+ An inspiration for future sci-fi
+ Thought provoking and visually stunning
+ Awesome anime.
+ That Great Cyberpunk Anime
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Blue Velvet (Special Edition)261 reviews
Isabella Rossellini, Kyle MacLachlan
MGM (Video & DVD), 2002
The Hardy Boys investigate a real mystery
+ Very close to velvety smooth...
+ yummy! =)
+ Good Movie
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Out of the Past 67 reviews
Robert Mitchum, Jane Greer
Turner Home Ent, 2004
A MOVIE THAT WILL LINGER
+ Excellent, if not definitive, film noir
+ A Timeless Film Noir Classic
+ "Build my gallows high, baby"
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Gun Crazy32 reviews
Peggy Cummins, John Dall
Warner Home Video, 2004
"Bart, I've been kicked around all my life, and from now on, I'm gonna start kicking back!"
Directed by Joseph `Wagon Wheel Joe' Lewis (The Big Combo, Terror in a Texas Town), his nickname apparently derived from the early days in his career when he shot mostly westerners, Gun Crazy (1949) aka Deadly Is the Female stars John Dall (Rope, The Man Who Cheated Himself) and Peggy Cummins ...
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Tokyo Drifter (Criterion Collection Spine #39)21 reviews
Tetsuya Watari, Chieko Matsubara
Criterion, 1999
Unlikely masterpiece
+ Stylish
+ High praise
Average acting, incomprehensible plot, irritating theme tune bursting out every few minutes: this film should really have nothing going for it. But it's masterly. One of the most stylish, inventive and engaging crime films you're likely to see. Seijun Suzuki is (still alive) a sort of Joseph H ...
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Dr. Strangelove or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (Two-Disc Special Edition)422 reviews
Peter Sellers, George C. Scott
Sony Pictures, 2004
Truth within humor is always a scary thing...
+ Hilarious and Historical
+ The Big Board and Doomsday
+ Classic Movie
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The Asphalt Jungle51 reviews
Sterling Hayden, Louis Calhern
Warner Home Video, 2004
A real gem
+ "We all work for our vices."
+ Good Noir/Good True Crime
+ darkness at the break of noon
+ Noir heist film!
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Grave of the Fireflies (2-Disc Collector's Edition)584 reviews
Tsutomu Tatsumi, Ayano Shiraishi
Central Park Media Corporation (I) (II), 2002
Incredible film, a must see
+ Wonderful tear jerker
+ My favorite movie of all time
+ An experience like no other.
+ hayao miyazaki
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TCM Archives - Forbidden Hollywood Collection, Vol. 1 (Waterloo Bridge [1931] / Baby Face / Red-Headed Woman)39 reviews
Barbara Stanwyck, George Brent
Warner Home Video, 2006
30's Classics
+ Crystal Clear
+ God bless Turner
+ Welcome Dose of Reality
+ Women's power
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There Will Be Blood (Two-Disc Special Collector's Edition) 360 reviews
Daniel Day-Lewis, Paul Dano
Paramount, 2008
Fantastic movie
+ Scenic gritty early 20th century
+ Even better than my superlatives will make it seem
+ amazing
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Fireworks Aka Hana-bi
Red Sun Media, 2005
Takeshi plays Nishi, a former cop whose life has fallen to pieces. His only child died at a young age, his wife is currently dying from cancer, and his partner and friend has been shot and paralyzed because of him. He also has dealings with the Yakuza, raking up debts.In order to deal with his current situation, Nishi robs a bank, pays off his debts, and takes his wife on a trip into the ...
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Sunset Boulevard (Special Collector's Edition)254 reviews
William Holden, Gloria Swanson
Paramount, 2002
One of the best films ever made about Hollywood, tough, yet human too....
+ Oldie but goodie
+ Is Sunset Boulevard Film Noir?
+ The Single Greatest Film About Hollywood
+ "A Dead Man's Hand"
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Akira (Limited Special Edition Tin)655 reviews
Mitsuo Iwata, Nozomu Sasaki
Geneon [Pioneer], 2001
What led to so much more
+ Anime Classic
+ Fantastic piece of classic Anime
+ Amazing Must See
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Crumb (Special Edition)78 reviews
Robert Crumb, Aline Kominsky
Sony Pictures, 2006
AMERICAS FINEST LIVING CARTOONIST
+ A Life in Ink and Paper
+ Quite Excellent
i LIKED THE MOVIE AND FOUND IT VERY PRIVATE very personal very low budget!
A friend called it the 'worst movie he ever saw'...after all it wasnt hollywood!
Someone said that CRUMB was picked on alot and he could relate to that.
Since the movie was made Crumbs disappeared to France.
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Chinatown (Special Collector's Edition)225 reviews
Jack Nicholson, Faye Dunaway
Paramount Home Video, 2007
"How to Stop a 'Nosebleed'"
+ Mysterious, Moody and Precise...Breathtaking Film Making..
+ CHINATOWN a masterwork
+ Very Good, but not Great
+ A crime noir has never looked this good...
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Happiness of the Katakuris33 reviews
Kenji Sawada, Keiko Matsuzaka
Eastern Star, 2003
Tagline: "The hills are alive with the sound of screaming"
+ With my family, I know I'll grow up to be really cool
+ I love this crazy movie
+ Bizarre musical comedy
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Yojimbo - Remastered Edition (Criterion Collection Spine #52)126 reviews
Toshirô Mifune, Eijirô Tono
Criterion, 2007
Japanese Samurai and American Western Send-Up
+ Yojimbo - Remastered Edition (Criterion Collection Spine #52)
+ Great Kurosawa...
+ The Ancestor of the lone cool-hitman stereotype. A masterpiece in samurai films.
+ Let the Blades Speak!
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Psycho (Collector's Edition)443 reviews
Anthony Perkins, Janet Leigh
Universal Studios, 1998
Hitchcock's best
+ Great Special Edition
+ horror, black humour and a bloody tale: the first of its kind!
+ I love it.
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