| | Shaft DVD (3 Customer Reviews)
| Category | Action/Adventure DVDs, Action Movies, Thriller Videos, Crime, Blaxploitation | | Starring | Samuel L. Jackson, Christian Bale, Vanessa Williams, Jeffrey Wright, Dan Hedaya, Philip Bosco, Richard Roundtree, Busta Rhymes, Toni Collette, Lawrence Taylor, Ruben Santiago-Hudson | | Director | John Singleton | | Composer | David Arnold | | Director of Photography | Donald E. Thorin | | Music | Isaac Hayes, R. Kelly | | Narrator | Samuel L. Jackson | | Producer | Scott Rudin, John Singleton | | Screenwriter | John Singleton, Richard Price | | Source Writer | Ernest Tidyman |
99 minute feature film DVD starring Samuel L. Jackson, Bus ta Rhymes and Vanessa Williams. The classic blaxploitation picture from 1971 returns to the big screen with Samuel L. Jackson taking over the title role from Richard Roundtree. Jackson portrays Shaft, nephew of Roundtree's legendary John Shaft. The younger Shaft is a police detective, unlike his uncle, who was a private investigator. His latest assignment is to track down a murderer (Christian Bale) before he kills the woman (Toni Collette) who witnessed his heinous crime. The mere appearance of Roundtree, reprising his original role, gives the revamped SHAFT all the credibility it needs, but it is director John Singleton's spruced-up action sequences, as well as Jackson, that make the movie so entertaining. Samuel L. Jackson stars as detective John Shaft, a new-generation "black private dick who's a sex machine with all the chicks" in this stylish, action-packed update of the classic blaxploitation trilogy (SHAFT, SHAFT'S BIG SCORE!, and SHAFT IN AFRICA) from the early 1970s. Shaft's nemesis this time around is Walter Wade Jr. (Christian Bale), a cocky, blue-blooded white kid who commits a violent hate crime but still manages to skirt the system. When Wade forms an unholy alliance with powerful Dominican drug lord Peoples Hernandez (Jeffrey Wright) along with two dirty cops from Shaft's own precinct, Shaft turns in his badge to dispense justice on his own terms. Luckily for him, the original Shaft (Richard Roundtree, who is this Shaft's uncle) is around to help out, along with Vanessa Williams as a trustworthy cop, Toni Colette as an eyewitness to Wade's crime, and rapper Busta Rhymes as Shaft's man-on-the-street Rasaan. Director John Singleton (BOYZ N THE HOOD, HIGHER LEARNING) appears in a brief cameo, as does original SHAFT director Gordon Parks; the only creator missing is Ernest Tidyman, who wrote the novel that started it all. And SHAFT fans, take comfort--Isaac Hayes's remake of his classic theme is as funky as ever. Theatrical Release: June 16, 2000 (NATIONAL)
Shaft's favorite hangout is the Lenox Lounge, a famous Harlem nightspot built in 1939 that was recently renovated with the help of the filmmakers. Original SHAFT director Gordon Parks makes his cameo appearance seated at a table in the Lenox Lounge.
This is the second time rapper Busta Rhymes has worked with Singleton; he also appeared in HIGHER LEARNING.
Football great Lawrence Taylor has a cameo in the film as Shaft's friend Lamont; Isaac Hayes, performer of the Shaft theme, also appears in the film.
Accents were a challenge for the cast members: Christian Bale, a Brit, had to perfect the delivery of an American preppie, while Jeffrey Wright researched and studied to play a pitch-perfect Dominican. Shaft Reviews: "...Mindless fun, a great supporting cast and a classic piece of wardrobe....Make a point of grabbing SHAFT off the video store shelf."
-- Shawn Levy, Movieline's Hollywood Life "...SHAFT scores by lacing ba-da-boom action with social pertinence....[Wright] lets fly with a smashing, funny-scary tour de force..."-- Peter Travers, Rolling Stone "...The always excellent Jackson has the presence of a force of nature..."
-- Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times "...Not just a retreat of the old movie, but SHAFT as more complicated than before, and with well-observed supporting characters..."
-- Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times "...Clearly a labor of love..."
-- Peter Travers, Rolling Stone "...The always dependable and indomitable Samuel L. Jackson as John Shaft...is unmistakably the star..."-- Elvis Mitchell, New York Times "...Rousing screen entertainment." -- 3 out of 4 stars
-- Mike Clark, USA Today "...Flippantly aggressive, down and dirty....Jackson has attitude to burn..." -- Rating: B
-- Owen Gleiberman, Entertainment Weekly Shaft | List Price | $9.98 (You save $2.93) | | Studio | Paramount Home Entertainment | | Orig Year | 2000 | | DVD Encoding | Region 1 | | All Time Sales Rank |  4277  | | CD Universe Part number | 1138747 | | Catalog number | 336194 | | Discs | 1 | | Release Date | Dec 12, 2000 | | Rating | R (MPAA) | | Rating Reason | Strong violence and language. | | Running Time | 99 Minutes | | Additional Info | Widescreen | | Movie Details | Color; Dolby Surround AC-3 Sound; HiFi Sound; Surround Sound; Stereo Sound; Letter Boxed; Widescreen; Sensormatic |
Shaft DVD Region 1
Keep Case - Sensormatic
Single Side - Dual Layer
Anamorphic Widescreen -
1.85
Letterbox -
1.85
Audio:
Dolby Digital 5.1 - English
Dolby Digital 5.1 - French
Additional Release Material:
Trailers: Original Theatrical Trailer
Music Video:
1. Isaac Hayes - THEME FROM SHAFT
2. R. Kelly - BAD MAN
Production Interviews:
1. John Singleton - Director
2. Samuel L. Jackson - Star
3. Christian Bale - Star
Featurette:
1. SHAFT: STILL THE MAN
2. Cast & Crew Interviews
Purchase Shaft Movie To buy, Click on price to add to cart | R Kelly R. CDs (1998)
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R. was nominated for the 2000 Grammy Award for Best R&B Album. "I'm Your Angel" was nominated for the 1999 Grammy Award for Best Pop Collaboration With Vocals. "When A Woman's Fed Up" was nominated for the 2000 Grammy Award for Best Male R&B Vocal Performance.
R. Kelly proves that he's as prolific as he is talented on the two-disc set R., which not only culls together his most noteworthy and successful work, but is bursting with new tracks as well. Filled from start to finish with Kelly's unique blend of smooth vocal stylings and no-nonsense lyrical stance, this album also features the work of a few of his prominent friends--the opener, "Home Alone" sports a guest rap courtesy of Keith Murray, while "Money Makes The World Go Round" is graced by Nas.
A more mainstream pairing is witnessed in the dramatic show stopper "I'm your Angel," which finds Kelly alongside superstar Celine Dion, but the collaboration which really makes its mark is "We Ride," which features Cam'Ron, Noreaga, Jay-Z and Vegas Cats in a veritable who's who of Hip Hop's brightest stars. As if all this weren't enough, the mega-hit "I Believe I Can Fly" is included for good measure. Newcomers to the world of R. Kelly will be attracted by the hits, but they're sure to stay for the instant classics and star-studded party jams which make up the rest of R.
A more mainstream pairing is witnessed in the dramatic show stopper "I'm your Angel," which finds Kelly alongside superstar Celine Dion, but the collaboration which really makes its mark is "We Ride," which features Cam'Ron, Noreaga, Jay-Z and Vegas Cats in a veritable who's who of Hip Hop's brightest stars. As i
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Personnel includes: R. Kelly (vocals, various instruments); Tone (rap vocals, programming); Rob Bacon, Greg Landfair, Keith Henderson, Jeff Vereb (guitar); Kendall D. Nesbitt (keyboards, drum programming); G-One (keyboards, programming); Antonio L. Daniels, LaFayette Carthon
| | B G Chopper City CD (1999)
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One of Cash Money Records' highest profile artists, B.G. (short for Baby Gangster) kicks clever, darkly painted tales of ghetto life over heavy, rolling beats and subtly ominous, minor-key loops. What B.G.'s high, unaffected voice lacks in range and intonation is made up for in the pure flow of his delivery.
His lyrics detail crime scenarios, codes of street conduct and camradarie, and (most importantly, it seems) the process of making and keeping money. Titles such as "Cash Money Is An Army," "Made Man," "Cash Money Roll," and "'Bout My Paper"-among others-bear out this agenda. All are rendered with a combination of ease, bravado, and sophistication. Cameos from friends Big Tymers, Hot Boys, and Juvenile keep things varied throughout this solid collection of tracks.
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| | Sixth Sense DVD (1999) Widescreen
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In M. Night Shyamalan's THE SIXTH SENSE, Bruce Willis plays Dr. Malcolm Crowe, a successful Philadelphia child psychologist who is haunted by the sudden reappearance and suicide of a former patient. Months later Dr. Crowe encounters Cole Sear (Haley Joel Osment), a troubled, withdrawn young boy who bears a striking similarity to his earlier patient. Dr. Crowe is compelled to help Cole, not only for the boy's sake, but for his own redemption. As Dr. Crowe struggles to determine what torments Cole, he must also come to terms with his increasingly distant relationship to his wife (Olivia Williams). Meanwhile, Cole is unable to describe the horrible things he sees even to his worried mother (Toni Collette). The scene where Cole finally tells Dr. Crowe about his supernatural secret is one of the 1990s most quoted and well-known cinematic moments.
A gripping ghost story with a stunning finale, THE SIXTH SENSE became a surprise blockbuster shortly after its release. The film features Oscar-nominated performances by the startlingly intense Osment and the fiercely maternal Collette, as well as a subtle, subdued turn by Willis. Shyamalan directs his intriguing script with almost clinical precision, using carefully framed visuals to create the film's distinctly chilling atmosphere. On the strength of its pitch-perfect acting and direction, THE SIXTH SENSE has become the most successful thriller of all time.
Closed Captioned; Additional Footage; Soundtrack English; Soundtrack French; Dolby Digital 5.1 Re; Behind The Scenes
| | Scary Movie DVD (2000)
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In the tradition of such genre parodies as AIRPLANE!, THE NAKED GUN, and SPACEBALLS, Keenen Ivory Wayans takes on the teen horror flick with SCARY MOVIE, a campy, riotous send-up of everything from the SCREAM and HALLOWEEN franchises to I KNOW WHAT YOU DID LAST SUMMER, CARRIE, and THE BLAIR WITCH PROJECT. In a small town, a copycat is reenacting the SCREAM murders, and local reporter Gail Hailstorm will do just about anything to get the story. The six high school students who ran over a man on a sharp curve the year before think the killer is out for revenge, but sweet and innocent Cindy Campbell believes that the madman might just lurk a lot closer to home.
Cowritten by Shawn and Marlon Wayans (and four others), the script leaves no cliché unturned; in addition to the horror parodies, the film also spoofs such teen sex comedies as AMERICAN PIE and such hit films as THE SIXTH SENSE, THE MATRIX, and FAST TIMES AT RIDGEMONT HIGH. The film never lets up in its striking re-creations of classic scenes, and it never passes up the chance for a joke, no matter how crude. The young, attractive cast looks like it just jumped out of DAWSON'S CREEK, playing everything up to the hilt--and beyond.
Closed Captioned; Additional Footage; Bio/Filmographies; Soundtrack English; Soundtrack French; Dolby Digital 5.1 Re
| | Cell DVD (2000) Widescreen
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A wild ride inside the mind of a serial killer, THE CELL is a movie that leads viewers on a strange visual and psychological journey. Catherine Deane (Jennifer Lopez) is a child therapist working on an experimental new technology that allows for direct access into someone else's mind. However, the benefits of the technology are still unproven. Meanwhile FBI Agent Peter Novak (Vince Vaughn) is hard at work tracking down a serial killer who encloses women in a small glass cell and drowns them. Novak is able to identify the killer as Carl Stargher (Vincent D'Onofrio), but before he can be arrested, he goes into a coma. The only way to rescue his most recent victim is for Catherine to enter his mind using the experimental technology. However, Stargher's mind is so warped and frightening, there's no way to know what Deane will encounter inside of it. THE CELL is the feature film debut of Tarsem Singh, a renowned commercial and video director who overloads his film with visual splendor and horror, while sticking to a simple story of innocence lost and innocent victims saved. A must-see for fans of dark psychological thrillers, THE CELL features some controversial violence and sexual content along with amazing special effects. A chilling yet strangely elegant thriller, THE CELL is a stunning cinematic experience.
Closed Captioned; Second Audio Track; Additional Footage; Bio/Filmographies; Soundtrack English; English Subtitles; Director's Comments; Dolby Digital 5.1 Re
| | What Lies Beneath DVD (2000) Widescreen; Special Edition
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Robert Zemeckis takes a page right out of Hitchcock and runs with it in the spooky supernatural thriller WHAT LIES BENEATH. Dr. Norman Spencer (Harrison Ford) and his wife, Claire (Michelle Pfeiffer), seem to have the perfect life: a loving marriage, a daughter just entering college, and a beautiful home on the water in Vermont. But what lies beneath this idyllic existence are secrets that will rip everything apart.
Dr. Spencer is an award-winning scientist whose work is threatening to consume his life; meanwhile, his wife is trying to deal with empty-nest syndrome now that her beloved daughter has gone off to college. Strange things start happening around the house, and Claire starts believing that the man next door murdered his wife and that the wife is trying to contact her from beyond the grave. Dr. Spencer is worried that Claire needs psychological help; he refuses to believe that their house is haunted. But as more and more dangerous events unfold, a frightening truth threatens to destroy everything. Robert Zemeckis's modern-day ghost story trembles with threatening close-ups, a powerful musical score--and lots of terror. And it does for bathtubs what Alfred Hitchcock did for showers.
Closed Captioned; Bio/Filmographies; Soundtrack English; Director's Comments; Dolby Digital 5.1 Re; Behind The Scenes; DTS Sound
| | Bouncing Souls - Do You Remember? 15 Years Of Bouncing Souls DVDs (2003)
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This double disc set features documentary footage, two hours of live footage, 6 music videos, and a whole host of extras, making this a great package for any Bouncing Souls fan. After 15 years in the business, the band still knows how to rock a crowd, so witness the magic with DO YOU REMEMBER? 15 YEARS OF BOUNCING SOULS.
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| | Midsomer Murders - Set 1 DVDs (1997)
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Based on the detective novels of Caroline Graham and filmed in the lush English countryside, the UK television series MIDSOMER MURDERS probes the criminal undercurrents lurking beneath the idyllic surface of village life in fictional Midsomer County. The charmingly unflappable Inspector Barnaby (John Nettles) is on hand to thwart any criminal wrongdoers, solving the most complex of cases with his keen intuition and the help of young partner Sergeant Troy (Daniel Casey). This 4-volume set features the following episodes: "Death's Shadow," "Strangler's Wood," "Blood Will Out," and "Beyond the Grave."
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Small town girl Sara (Tara Price) arrives in Hollywood with dreams of stardom in her head, but when she meets streetwise artist J.C. (Matthew Grant Godbey), his drug-crazed cohort, David (Luke Perry), and a shady movie producer (Marty Ingels), she pushes herself into a creepy netherworld ever further away from her goals.
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| | Red Dwarf - Series 6 DVDs (2005)
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The BBC takes viewers three million years into the future with this science-fiction spoof chronicling intergalactic adventures of the only human to survive a radiation leak on the ship Red Dwarf. Dave Lister battles loneliness with a holographic incarnation of a deceased friend, the ship's computer, a mechanoid, and the biological miracle Cat. In the sixth season of the show, which is included here in its entirety, Lister has lost the ship, and ends up on an epic hunt to discover its whereabouts!
In season VI, the Red Dwarf is lost and Lister can?t remember where he parked it! Chasing their mother ship leads them through simulant hunting zones, hostile GELF space and even a Wild West reality in the International Emmy Award winning episode, "Gunmen of the Apocalypse." Actors: Chris Barrie, Craig Charles, Robert Llewellyn, Hattie Hayridge.
| | Mouse - Complete Collection DVDs (2004) Subtitled
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This collection contains each part of the MOUSE series.
MOUSE - STEALING TEMPTATION: Young Sorata teaches art at Yamanoue School, and no one would ever suspect that his life consists of more than his studies. However, Sorata's alter ego is Mouse, the international celebrity of a thief! Along with his sexy, busty assistants, the flirtatious Mouse can take anything from anyone.
MOUSE - LUSTY AMITIONS: In this final edition, Woof, who works for the secretive Force, chases after Mouse, and just might catch him! Can Mouse retain his alternate person with the help of his lovely and intelligent team of women?
Mouse Stealing Temptation: At the tender age of 20, Sorata is an art instructor at Yamanoue School. With a meek, nerd-like disposition no one would suspect that hes Mouse, the notorious international thief and a shameless flirt to boot. This devious rogue is assisted by three extremely well endowed attendants. With Mei Momozono, the genius math teacher, Hazuki Kakio, the rough and ready PhysEd coach, and the lovely school nurse Yayoi there is nothing Mouse cant snatch. Mouse Lusty Ambitions: With Woof sniffing around, Sortatas days as Mouse are numbered! Sorata's being pursued by Woof, an operative for a super-secret organization called the Force.
| | Fury Below DVD (1938)
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| | Explore Your Mind: History & People DVDs (2007) Gift Set
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The National Geographic Channel presents some of its best shows on EXPLORE YOUR MIND: HISTORY & PEOPLE. The programs included are "Air Force One," "Blackbeard: Terror At Sea," "Empress of Ambition," "The Great Inca Rebellion," "King Tut's Final Secrets," "The Madness of Henry the VIII," "Napoleon's Final Battle," "The New World: Nightmare in Jamestown," and "The Wrath of The Tsar."
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| | Medea DVD (1979) Kultur Films Inc.
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This extraordinary one-act ballet, never before seen by western audiences, freely interprets the classic drama of Euripides. It is the story of the sorceress Medea, who learns that her husband no longer loves her and wishes to marry the king of Corinth's daughter, Creusa. As revenge, she schemes to poison Creusa and the two sons that she bore to Jason. Filmed in the Soviet Union and never before seen by Western audiences, written and directed by Georgiy Aleksidze and Elgudja Zhgenti, with a score by Revas Gabichvadze.
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| | Mulan/Mulan II - 2 Pack DVDs (1998) Special Edition
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In Disney's lushly animated MULAN, the title feisty heroine doesn't quite fit in with her village's "proper" Chinese girls. However, when the country is invaded by brutal Huns, the odd-duck maiden springs into action, disguising herself as a man and taking her ailing father's place in the army. Together with a tiny dragon sidekick, Mushu, Mulan fights to protect the homeland and save her family. This special double feature presents the original Academy-Award nominated film alongside its colorful 2004 sequel, MULAN II, which sees the girl warrior become a bride, and do battle once more with the vicious Hun forces.
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