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I first saw this short when i was 4 years old, and for 18 years no matter how many of the stooges films i see, This one will no doubt always remain my favorite. From the opening Scene i cant stop laughing, The insults, the slaps, the punches, the one liners, Their all typical stooge lines... Flawless. They do a job and end up paid with circus tickets, They get to the circus they cause a riot. They get of "easy" by joining the circus, little do they know their human targets for the Spear thrower. And when curly gets loose and throws the spear back, The ending of this flick is downright hilarious. I highly recommend this for any fan of the stooges, And any fan of Comedy!

Its seldom a movie, so accurately depicts the Ravagings of an unstable mind, so clearly and graphicly. Its not uncommon for a person suffering feelings of neglect, and truly believing he's/she's worthless to have cruel and violent thoughts. The difference is very few people act on those thoughts.

I read a comment on this film by someone else, Who kept going down a list of things he/she didn't like, Rather than pointing out the entire point this film was pursuing. After all, Natural born killers is the same thing, but filmed differently.

There's one thing about this movie you can compare is that In both stories, the killer couple is consisted of 2 lovebirds who believe they are hated, unwanted, abused, and neglected by everyone, and everything... Except each other!

The difference is the body count, and How in Natural born Killers, They glorify Serial Murder. This movie depicts how One character of the couple, Is afraid, and weak minded,In desperate need of acceptance. The other is unstable and completely detached. Together they form a couple that Truly and utterly has no Ability to feel for others misery, When their own happiness is At stake. At least this is my interpretation.

Jimmy And Judy, They meet at an odd point in each-others lives, circumstances pull them closer together as the story evolves, They explode in a violent, but fluid motion set forth by their own Stupidity, and misery. Its as accurate a depiction of A Rebel without a clue, as any movie of recent years.

Maybe Its not for everyone, and maybe its not filmed to be glorified, and "Normal" but its a wild ride and image of what Unstable minds, given the right nudge, can do. not a family movie, Not a movie for the weak stomached, But nevertheless, Its a movie That takes you to limits many films are unable... To the edge!

First off, unlike the person who's comment is the main comment for this film. in this film the stoner humor is all there and then some. they have all kinds of funny jokes and skits. and the solution to the bankrupt film festival was not a drug sale. but a show of there famous skits. and honestly i fell over laughing during this entire movie. I've never laughed harder at anything in my life as to some of the scenes in this movie. like for example, queer wars, or the dogs Herbie and Ralf. lol, forget a serious critics asinine comments, this film is simply put a simple comedy that everyone who likes cheech and chong should see. its not unique, its not high tech, its not complicated. its simple and funny. and thats what a comedy is all about. after all, look at kiss, the bands name says it all. because it stands for Keep It Simple Stupid. so if you want it simple, and funny to boot. this is a film for you.

I never saw this film in theaters. but i often saw the case sitting at the movie store. i hadn't seen to many films that had been nominated for 10 academy awards that i hadn't already seen. not even braveheart received as many. well i finally rented this, i put it in my VCR not knowing what to expect. as i sat and watched i was immediately intrigued by the utter realism and violence portrayed to an unbelievably well made opening scene.

This film unfolded before me and i saw such a moving plot, the aged but worthy father son revenge story. brilliant performances by Leo, and a chilling and vibrant display or intensity by the man himself Daniel Day Louis. his portrayal of Bill the butcher raised the hair on my neck at times. and also worthy of praise was Brendan Gleeson who did a great job of keeping you intrigued of his somewhat mysterious part in the later pieces of the film which simply gripped my attention and when it was over i have to say my only disappointment was the song at the end "the Hands that built America" although it received a golden globe i couldn't sit through the ending credits where the song was played. As sad as that seems but all in all this was an excellent film.

when i saw some loser idea from a previous commentator about this film being a melodramatic waste of time i was baffled. this film is the most emotional film i have ever seen. the idea that those Nazis who could do such things were themselves immune to it all but afraid of pain. its rare that you get a look at so many things of the camps, and this film shows you nearly anything you would imagine happening in a place such as Auschwitz. forget that comment that guy made about this film being so under par and just one of another. watch this for yourself and i guarantee if you have any sense of a good movie or good acting you'll know this movie is complete with both. no complaints on my part of this film other than the fact that since it was made on facts that in the end Doctor Joseph Mengele was not given a piece of his own medicine. any other way this was a great film.

When i saw this movie the first time i was truly touched at the remarkable portrayal of the lead character Benjamin Martin by the limitless talents of Mel Gibson. brave heart was still better in some ways but this film took the tops in a few ways of its own. forget about how totally accurate this movie may have been historically speaking because when it comes to an action movie, this film i believe more than makes a place for itself.

The most movings moments of the entire film above and beyond all the others for me were the moment where he is trying to save his oldest son, then his next oldest son Thomas tries to save his captured brother Gabriel. colonel William Tavington of the British army takes it upon himself to shoot his son. Mel Gibson falls to his knees and catches him before he falls. the next thing you see as his son dies in his arms is that when Mel Gibson looks up at the colonel and says he was a stupid boy. you can see by the look in the eyes of Mel Gibson "THIS IS WAR" he forgets all about his wanting to forget his past, trying to hide from what he knew he had done. but no longer.

he took two of his three remaining sons and using his knowledge of the area he beat the British to the spot where they would cross. he and his sons attacked without warning. they started shooting. but once he was out of bullets he charged in with a knife and a Cherokee tomahawk. this was the most moving moment of this film not because of the motives, or any reason other than when Mel Gibson is fighting hand to hand with trained, armed and dangerous men and slaughters them. his sons watch in horror that the peaceful and loving father they knew could be capable of such atrocities. all of them are dead but one who holds a knife to his son Gabriel's neck. Benjamin martin takes aim with his tomahawk, he sinks it into the mans forehead. suddenly out of the blue a British soldier tries to get up and run. Mel Gibson drops him by the creek by retrieving his tomahawk from the last victim. then when you think that most movies would stop so those week stomached people who complain even in war films that "theres too much violence." well i give my thanks and applause to the film makers and most of all to Mel Gibson for this moment of the film as well as the film in general. he unleashes his rage for the loss of his son and for them bringing him into the war from what he had tried to leave behind...that war hungry monster within. he chops away at the man who lies helpless in agony as he unleashes that fury, with each chop he is covered in blood. his children watch from afar and watch him fall part. and like most people would in real life while that rage takes place that softer side comes out and he breaks down. i have only a few times in my life seen acting of such skill, and of all those more than half of those incredible moments were performed by Mel Gibson.

the reason i take so much time to recall that moment is because i never took movies seriously for the most part because they never were taken serious in a lot of cases of what could have made them incredible movies. this is one exception of only a few that i call perfect. this film shows you a glimpse of life in the colonies, the battles our American people fought so hard to win. the start and end of the war. brilliant acting, war, friendship, leadership, inspiration, patriotism. this film brought all that and more to the screen. if i wore a hat any day i would tip my hat to the makers of this film, and those who made it happen. if more movies were taken to such an extent of acting regardless of historical acting i think a lot more movies would be better for it. one of Mel Gibson's finest moments. hands down 10/10 two thumbs up.

unlike some people who tend to think that every movie had to be put into such serious seriousness in contrast to real events. the entire purpose of movies is not to be a history book with some strict codes to follow, movies are designed to be entertainment, not a history lesson. people always tell those who take a movie to serious, "its just a movie" well if you think about it thats all it is. since when does a movie say 'the absolute truth on the cover of the film. the answer is never. they may try to capture some of the events but i think despite that there could have been like one member had stated more of his personal reputations for being a doting father, a mystical fighter off the screen, etc. when it comes down to it i think how they captured each scene of combat in a different setting it beats some movies where every fight starts the same way with someone saying something to someone and one of them getting mad. in this case Bruce was never the aggressor but he was always the one who finished the conflict. who cares if he really injured his back in a fight or weightlifting. the film gives you an emotionally intriguing story of how he overcame such an injury whether it was from a fight or from lifting.

aside from my disagreements on how people are so critical about the movies story i have no problems with the story myself. i think this film although like many could have been better i don't think that jet Li could have made this film any better than it was made. this film was made with absolute professionalism on the part of both Jason Scott lee, and Lauren holly. as this movie unfolded i was already interested by the title alone when i first saw the film when i was 8. it soon became my favorite action movie greatly surpassing "blood Sport" which was also a very good movie. that scene at the beginning where some British sailors show up and start harrassing a beautiful woman, you see this person walk up the stairs who walks up behind the leader who was roughing the woman. the guy gets tired of listening to him and he tries to hit him out of the blue but before the next two minutes have gone by he has dropped each one of them. later the same thing happens in a different environment. a woman who was attracted to him had a jealous admirer who started a fight where he and four others with meat cleavers tried to kill him. in the end each one of them goes back inside limping like they had been hit by a tank. while Bruce has merely a cut on his arm. the best fight in this film was this scene. the energy and the first glimpse of how truly masterful the front-man was at his portrayal of the legend Bruce lee. each fight gave you that i have to see it again feeling. combined with possibly the best soundtrack i have heard made for a movie, this film captures emotion, intensity, and every feeling i hope to get from a film. this is the best action film of the last decade. don't tell me that hero was the best action movie you ever saw. i couldn't sit through half let alone the whole film.

the action in hero in comparison to dragon the Bruce lee story was completely without question inferior. i know i am not picky about a historical plot or some half A**ed story line. but i am picky about a good fight scene. hero was a flop because for one you cant fight a battle while running on water, you cant fly 20 feet in the air by bouncing on a tree limb and least of all one thats only about an inch thick. you cant jump in the air and run along the wall and slash your way through a bunch of bundles of anything and not touch the ground. this in contrast to the simply superior martial arts choriography that made dragon such a great film to watch. as far as things go from a simple stand point, dragon the Bruce lee story may not be completely accurate but it more than portrayed the mystical fighting ferocity that made Bruce lee the legend he was. i give this film a 9 out of 10 rating. a great film, a fan of Bruce lee or not rent this film and see for yourself.

when i was 15 years old my aunt Lisa had a garage sale and gave me this when no one bought it from her collection. along with a new reclining bed. at first i only put this movie in out of boredom because i rarely have ever seen a movie that accurately portrays the realism that a mob film demands. so there i was on a Saturday night and i put this movie in and started watching it. the opening scene where ace walks out of the casino and heads to his car, and suddenly as his words ring out "when you love someone, you've gotta trust them there's no other way. you've got to give them the key to everything thats yours. otherwise whats the point...and for a while...thats the kind of love i thought i had." then his car explodes as he turns the ignition. then as he falls in a bottomless pit and a dramatic opening scene hooks you with a yearning to see more i was hooked in the first five minutes to see more.

i sat and watched as the film unveiled itself. to say the least this film like a fellow commentator of this film said should be in the top 250 films of all time. in fact I'm amazed this film isn't in the top ten. it wasn't the unedited brutal violence that made this film, it wasn't the accurate facts and great visual affects alone. it was the skill of its leading offensive line of Robert De Niro, Joe Pesci, and Sharon Stone. to say the least without them this film would have never gotten the credit it so dramatically deserves.

the character of Robert De Niro, Sam "Ace" Rothstein although a somewhat flamboyant character made you want to be him. a man of skill, intelligence, a boss of an ever growing casino, and a wealthy ladies man. this character in my opinion would have been a complete disgrace without the unchallenged skills of the lead man who so brilliantly portrayed him. Ace was a hell of a fun character to see. as the film evolves you see a lot of drama in the world of ace and it goes from great to good to bad to worse and Robert De Niro rolls with the punches and fights fire with fire like no other actor i know of could have done. not since The Deer hunter has De Niro starred in a film that captured my emotion on such a scale. an absolutely brilliant character played by an absolutely brilliant actor.

the character of Nicky Santoro being a quite versatile role required someone who could be sensitive, funny, bold, brilliant, scary, intimidating, and admired in the same character. well they cast the best choice for my money when they cast Joe Pesci. aside from the brutal heartless side of him that comes out when someone interferes with him or his job he was an admirable character. someone who could do what it takes to get the job done while at the same time being a good friend to Ace and also having a wife and a son. its not easy being such a serious character I'm sure but only Joe Pearce would know how challenging it was to tackle this role. when someone told his friend to stick a pen up his A**, well let me tell you he didn't have one shred of decency in his character. he took the pen and stabbed the man at least three dozen times. such a moving character, who has a popular restaurant of his own where he was in some eyes more famous than the famous people there had so many traits that were evolved in this film. hands down this role was handled beautifully and masterfully by the skills of Joe Pesci who in my opinion is the best choice for such a serious mob role.

Sharon stone takes her role as the money obsessed, drug addicted, alcoholic, whore Ginger. she only cared about money and a boyfriend who took it from her. for some reason even when Ace proposed she was still tied to that loser lowlife pimp who ran her life. in the film she even tries to finance his bullshit by taking Aces money. when Ace finds out you almost wish he had killed both of them. because when the good pl' boys beat him down and leave him in a mess in his car ginger cries and sobs like he didn't deserve what came to him. tell me honestly do you think you would deserve getting beaten by three men at once for sneaking around with the wife of a casino boss with mob ties, then trying to take 25,000 dollars of his money. well you decide for yourself.

each character gives you a reason to like or hate them. but only good actors can assure that you will feel both throughout the film. if you haven't seen this film i highly recommend it. if you have like mob movies you will love this film. And even if you don't love mafia movies but enjoy a movie with good acting, good storyline, good accuracy, or any one of the above and more you will find this movie quite to your liking. without doubt a two thumbs up.

To start this film had many catching moments that really inspired me when i first saw this movie. without doubt my favorite of the rocky movies. no actor could have done a better job in this film. no actor could have made the role of Rocky more appealing to me than Stallone himself. i think it is ridiculous that a man with so much talent has been ridiculed by so many as the worst actor of the century. forget there comments on there ability to understand his voice, or there opinions on his direction in life. he has been beaten down physically in almost every major action film he has done to make it more than just another action movie. in this film he sees his best friends death at the hands of a soviet Juggernaut. falling apart knowing how much this friend had done for him he wants to avenge his fallen friend. he goes through hell and back to achieve this. he works harder than at any point in his life to avenge his friend. he gets the beating of his life, he takes blow after blow, one after the other by a raging Russian volcano but never backs down. He hits and hits him again and again relentlessly overpowered but never falters. he comes out on top and makes a moving speech of how faulty it was for the cold war to take place. i found this film as moving as any i have seen and the fight scenes make this truly a great action film. whats more of this film is how few people give this film credit or even recognize it as one of Stallones better films. i give this film a good word and i would watch this film any time i needed a little uplifting motivation. this is a good film...Hands down.