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Break-Up DVD (2006)
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Los Beverly De Peralvillo review Despite its seemingly classic date-movie setup, THE BREAK UP bucks romantic comedy tradition at almost every turn. Gary (Vince Vaughn) and Brooke (Jennifer Aniston) are a mismatched couple who meet, develop a seemingly contented relationship, and buy a beautiful condo together within the movie's first few minutes. Soon an all-too-believable fight triggers the title event, and they spend the rest of the movie alternately arguing and playing mind games as they battle over ownership of their beloved condo--and try to decide whether or not they really want this to be the end.
In one of the movie's more dangerous yet courageous twists, neither Vaughn nor Aniston play especially likable characters. They never become unpleasant to watch, though, thanks largely to their formidable reservoirs of charisma. Vaughn is a master of the unkempt, immature, and hilarious everyman (OLD SCHOOL, THE WEDDING CRASHERS), while Aniston ...
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Mr. 3000 DVD (2004)
Full Frame; Dubbed; Subtitled
Los Beverly De Peralvillo film Comedian Bernie Mac gets his first starring vehicle in this foulmouthed baseball comedy. He plays Milwaukee Brewer Stan Ross, a self-centered heavy hitter who retires from the game after 3,000 hits, expecting an automatic entry into the Baseball Hall of Fame. The complication is that when Hall of Fame officials finally--after nine long years--re-do his tally for official consideration, they realize three of his hits where counted twice, so he's only "Mr. 2,997." As his whole life's been revolving around the 3,000 mark, Stan has no choice but to sign up with the Brewers yet again, even though he's now 47 and has not exactly been exercising during his retirement. What could have been just another feel-good sports film--with Stan learning the value of friendship and working together as ...
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Teddy Bear DVD (2007) Widescreen; Mis
Los Beverly De Peralvillo video This farcical comedy details the everyday adventures of an estranged, divorced couple in communist Poland. In Polish, with subtitles.
The ups and downs of everyday life in Poland during the last years of communism are spoofed in this hilarious Polish comedy of errors. The president of a sports club, Ryszard Ochodzki-nicknamed Bear-tries to travel to London with his team, but his ex-wife has sabotaged his passport. While Bear is stopped at the border with a faulty passport, his ex plans to hurry to London to empty their joint bank account. A hit comedy in Poland, TEDDY BEAR launched acclaimed writer Stanislaw Tym's career as a satirist and spawned a successful sequel, CALLS CONTROLED.
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