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 "Bad joke" 2009-09-05
By Leos Golasovsky
I don't understand what are they trying to accomplish here. I have dvd extended versions and will most ceirtanly not buy thearetical version even though on blu-ray. Letting us wait 2 more years for extended seems to me like a commercial provocation.

 "Retired - Can't afford studios jerking me around on multiple versions" 2009-09-04
By Rick (East Hanover, NJ USA)
I've never reviewed a movie before its release, so this is a first for me. I'm not even reviewing the movie, just the version.



I'm retired, and watching (and buying) favorite movies is an enjoyable pastime. But, having bought-for example-the first few Harry Potter movies on DVD, and then re-purchasing them on Blu-Ray pushed me near my limit of tolerance and of spending.



I'll probably watch the BR version of LOTR, but guess what, WB. I'll get them from Netflix, not provide you with another $10-$20 profit you would have made from a sale. If I'm still around when the extended set comes out, I might buy it then...



...or I might not. I'm seriously wondering if I should by any more DVDs or BRs at all. I seldom get the urge to watch a movie I own "right now." Given that, it's a far better value proposition to simply rent them.



Hmmm. Now that I've put my thoughts down in writing, I think I'll cancel the outstanding BRs I have on order from Amazon. I already have DVDs of The Wizard of Oz and Snow White. I don't suspect I'll watch them or my other BR order of the new Star Trek movie more than once or twice - certainly not more than once a year.



Thanks WB. Thinking this over, I've changed my mind on buying new disks. I have too many already, and there's no sense in getting more. My life feels greatly simplified! Thanks for the multiple versions. They guided me toward a decision I should have made years ago.

 "Please release theatrical and extended editions in one package" 2009-09-04
By Juri (Austin. TX)
I bought both on DVD and will not buy them twice again even though I would like to have the option to watch either! These movies are awesome but clearly the marketing folk are in the camp of Mordor!

 "No more double dipping!" 2009-09-03
By dvdtherapy
I've got to get on the bandwagon here. Pay attention New Line, we don't appreciate this. We're holding out for the proper editions, and I think you'll find this will sell poorly. Send them a message people, no more double dipping!

 "Total Rip-off Without A Doubt" 2009-09-03
By Jeffrey Rudd (Drogheda, Ireland)
No fault of Amazon but this is a total rip-off by the makers.

As many, many have said on lots of reviews across the world, on the net and in other forms of media - WAIT for the fuller versions.



For crying out loud, there is LOADS of space for both versions to be incorporated to this Blu-ray disc but no, "lets rip-off the public as much as we can" is the attitude of the makers.

Its a disgraceful action on behalf of the film company to allow this to be released.

Sadly, some will still buy this rip-off - but a true fan will have better sense and wait.

AVOID NOW - and get the fuller version later.


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With an unprecedented production budget of $25 million, and from the makers of Blue Planet: Seas of Life, comes the epic story of life on Earth. Five years in production, over 2,000 days in the field, using 40 cameramen filming across 200 locations, shot entirely in high definition, this is the ultimate portrait of our planet. A stunning television experience that captures rare action, impossible locations and intimate moments with our planet's best-loved, wildest and most elusive creatures. From the highest mountains to the deepest rivers, this blockbuster series takes you on an unforgettable journey through the daily struggle for survival in Earth's most extreme habitats. Planet Earth takes you to places you have never seen before, to experience sights and sounds you may never experience anywhere else.
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 "must see for all" 2009-09-06
By Boricuarx7 (USA)
Excellent series and of course, value. I have the HD player for my 360 and have like 20 movies on HD. I also have the PS3 for its Blu-ray player. The Planet Earth series should be seen and appreciated by all.

 "sharp picture of natural scenes" 2009-09-03
By Duane Wong (Somerset, PA USA)
This Blu-Ray disc looks and sounds great and illustrates a wide variety of wildlife on the Planet Earth. lol.

I was impressed by the large amount of record breaking money put into the project.

 "What Blu-ray was made for" 2009-09-03
By Gabriela Veronez Chaytor (São Paulo (Brazl))
Amazing in parts. Just jaw dropping. Very well made and shows many things never before seen on camera. This documentary shows just how beautiful our planet really is. From the deepest oceans to the highest mountains, it is all here in beautiful HD. Has to be the best blu-ray ever made yes? If you like animals, appreciate beauty, or just like documentaries, then this is a must buy.

 "Superb." 2009-08-31
By William L. Do
Being able to watch documentaries that took over 20 years to film is spectacular, let alone amazing. The sceneries, situations, natural settings, and coverage are all in-depth and jaw-dropping. Prepare to be immersed in the world in which contemporary humans have unfortunately lost.

 "Amazing, informative" 2009-08-31
By NC Gal (St. Louis, MO USA)
This DVD has kept my son captivated. He has watched it over and over, and learned an amazing amount of biology. Highly recommend.


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The follow-up to Batman Begins, The Dark Knight reunites director Christopher Nolan and star Christian Bale, who reprises the role of Batman/Bruce Wayne in his continuing war on crime. With the help of Lt. Jim Gordon and District Attorney Harvey Dent, Batman sets out to destroy organized crime in Gotham for good. The triumvirate proves effective, but soon find themselves prey to a rising criminal mastermind known as The Joker, who thrusts Gotham into anarchy and forces Batman closer to crossing the fine line between hero and vigilante. Heath Ledger stars as archvillain The Joker, and Aaron Eckhart plays Dent. Maggie Gyllenhaal joins the cast as Rachel Dawes. Returning from Batman Begins are Gary Oldman as Gordon, Michael Caine as Alfred and Morgan Freeman as Lucius Fox.
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 "Batman - The Dark Knight" 2009-09-05
By Glenn Santo (Long Island, NY USA)
Movie quality and packaging are unsurpassed. Shipping was highly excellent. Well thought out movie that brings new beginning to the Batman of days past.

 "When it's all said and done, The Dark Knight is 2 ½ hours of awesomeness" 2009-09-05
By TissueShoe
When a film comes around that's as good as The Dark Knight, you simply can't miss it. This movie has not only one or even a few amazing aspects; every way you look at it it's impossible to call it bad. It goes over the top in almost all areas, especially in its crazy, suspenseful story, incredible buildup of suspense, and unrelenting depiction of evil.



(WARNING: This review contains many SPOILERS so I advise you to not read it unless you've seen the movie).



The Dark Knight tells an intense, suspenseful, and crazy story. Batman (a.k.a. Bruce Wayne) has continued to strike at the criminals of Gotham since we left him at the end of Batman Begins, and the outlaws are now getting desperate. The Joker then comes up with a brilliant idea to get these outlaws out of their mess: kill Batman. His price to carry out the job is pretty much half of the money this group of bad guys has, and he gets his way by threatening to pull the string off a grenade right in their midst. Of course, the Joker walks away with the promise of a fortune, which he couldn't care less about, and then begins to have some `fun.' To get to Batman, he decides to make him reveal his identity, and every day he stalls, people die. The stakes are raised even higher when the Joker is captured and his insane acts of evil continue to the very end, even after his final defeat.



One of the things that makes this film so memorable is the pure evil that is the Joker. Heath Ledger did a simply amazing job of portraying this character, and it's a shame that he'll never know he did the best acting job of the year. He portrays a villain that reveals the darkest corners of the human heart, a place I now have caught a glimpse of thanks to his incredible performance. The Joker is so brutal and merciless, blowing up a hospital being only one of his evil deeds. Yet despite his sheer brutality, he is absolutely hilarious as well. With lines such as "You complete me, you're just so much fun" and "I think we're destined to do this forever," (both of which are said to Batman) Joker's performance shows comedic genius and also depravation of all that is good.



Another interesting character is Harvey Dent. He is really a key figure in the plot, and he ends up teaching one of the more important lessons to glean from the film. He is Gotham's new district attorney, and ends up putting hundreds of criminals in prison within the course of a few days. His character and inspiration is portrayed in many scenes, and the court scene where he takes the guy's gun shows what he's like in his position and is also laugh out loud funny. But Gotham's White Knight (as they call him) ends up losing his future wife, and that on top of getting half his face burned off and a nice talk with the Joker contributes to him descending into madness. Throughout the final scenes of the film, Dent is seen killing people he finds responsible for the death of his beloved, and even shoots the Dark Knight himself. Dent is a clear portrayal of how people can go bad; how no man is good within his own power. If you think about it, Dent is also contrasted by the criminal who throws out the detonator in the ferry at the end of the film, a `bad guy' who does the right thing. I found that very interesting.



And of course, who could forget the Dark Knight himself? Again excellently portrayed by Christian Bale, Batman has many struggles in this film. Throughout the entire film, he is being pressed to reveal his identity, all the while struggling to protect the people of Gotham. Christian Bale makes a perfect Batman; he does a great job of portraying the wasteful billionaire by day and the dark, shady, rough-voiced Batman by night.



The entirety of The Dark Knight is centered around suspense. The buildup of tension is incredible, and I don't think I've ever seen a movie that kept me on the edge of my seat more than this. There's always the question of "Who is the Joker going to target next?" or "When will Batman reveal his identity to stop the killings?" or "Is he really going to blow up the hospital?" And the sequences of the film are all done so well that it really keeps you into it every moment and never loses you attention for a single breath.



The tension also builds up by way of sound. Hans Zimmer composed the score for The Dark Knight, and in that lies some incredibly epic pieces of music and some aggravating, yet tension-building, sounds. These noises hard to describe, actually, but they build up the suspense in an extraordinary way the likes of which I have never heard before. The music is just plain epic, giving you that hair-raising feeling that either something terrible is about to happen or Batman is about to do something insanely awesome. Or both.



The Dark Knight also has some fantastic visual effects. The explosions are spectacular, Batman's stunts are very entertaining, and everything seems totally realistic. The effects are quite plentiful too, but sometimes you forget they are effects because they just look so real.



Before I continue ranting and raving about how ridiculously awesome The Dark Knight is, I think I should end this review. The Dark Knight is one of the very best movies I have ever seen with its fantastic and deep story, amazing visual effects, quality acting, epic soundtrack, and buildup of suspense. The suspense is really one of the film's strongest points, and the ways in which that is done can be looked to as an example for future films. When it's all said and done, The Dark Knight is just 2 ½ hours of awesomeness.



SCORE: 10/10

 "Excellent filmmaking" 2009-09-03
By Adriane L. Mummert (Southcentral PA, USA)
This movie is intense. Heath Ledger does an eerily wonderful job playing The Joker, and the story is portrayed meticulously. Be warned that it is very dark. If you're looking for a light-hearted comedy, The Dark Knight is far from your pick. But if you are looking for a graphic action-packed superhero thriller with an intricate plot and fast-paced scenes, Batman is right on the money.

 "GREAT MOVIE!!!!!! NOLAN IS THE MAN." 2009-09-02
By David B. Vargas
Nolan creates a new superheroe movie genre with "Begins" and "The Dark Night", it would be great to see how other Batman comic villians are developed in sequels with this same "more real characters" concept, just hope Nolan keeps on charge of directing these. It would also have been fantastic that this same concept had been applied to the desastrous "Superman Returns" film, altough this would be much more difficult becouse Batman has no superpowers and that's why he can be more real. Superman haves superpowers, which opposes to this concept, so after "The Dark Night" it's going to be an almost impossible mission for directors to create this same atmosfer with a Superman film. Sad, Superman is my favorite superhero, but "The Dark Night" is definetly my favorite superhero movie.

 "What was so great about this movie?" 2009-08-30
By A. Davis (Tucson)
Will someone please tell me why this is "the best movie of all time"? Is it because it was Heath Ledger's last completed performance? (To tell you the truth it wasn't even that good, It was as good as Tim Curry in "IT", except with a really annoying cowboy voice) I tried watching this for like the 2nd or 3rd time, but it was just so slow and boring! It was just Joker pissing off Batman the whole movie...You might as well just watch Problem Child (I was more entertained with that, actually) Seriously, their was NO PLOT! except Batman saying "Ah! After a year of this crap, I'm starting to get tired of fightin' the bad guys, harvey is better off doin' it!" Another thing that really irritated me is that The Joker? This isn't the Joker! It's just some annoying Bum with scars and flower smacked on his face...and a cowboy accent! Not to mention Christian Bale's Cookie Monster impression through-out the whole thing.



And with Chris Nolan, everything has to be realistic as possible...Why!? It's a comic book, Not The Godfather for crying out loud! What else was bad? Maggie Gyllenhaul, I'd rather look at Predator's face for 2 hrs long. Alright, let me think of something good that came out of this...The photography, That was easily the nicest thing about this movie (the reason for TWO stars) flying over Chicag-, oh, wait... Gotham (and Hong Kong)! Yeah, that was cool. And the helicopter scene, when it gets thrown down, by two little pieces of yarn. So, yeah. Awful excuse for a "Batman" movie.




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 "Bad joke" 2009-09-05
By Leos Golasovsky
I don't understand what are they trying to accomplish here. I have dvd extended versions and will most ceirtanly not buy thearetical version even though on blu-ray. Letting us wait 2 more years for extended seems to me like a commercial provocation.

 "Retired - Can't afford studios jerking me around on multiple versions" 2009-09-04
By Rick (East Hanover, NJ USA)
I've never reviewed a movie before its release, so this is a first for me. I'm not even reviewing the movie, just the version.



I'm retired, and watching (and buying) favorite movies is an enjoyable pastime. But, having bought-for example-the first few Harry Potter movies on DVD, and then re-purchasing them on Blu-Ray pushed me near my limit of tolerance and of spending.



I'll probably watch the BR version of LOTR, but guess what, WB. I'll get them from Netflix, not provide you with another $10-$20 profit you would have made from a sale. If I'm still around when the extended set comes out, I might buy it then...



...or I might not. I'm seriously wondering if I should by any more DVDs or BRs at all. I seldom get the urge to watch a movie I own "right now." Given that, it's a far better value proposition to simply rent them.



Hmmm. Now that I've put my thoughts down in writing, I think I'll cancel the outstanding BRs I have on order from Amazon. I already have DVDs of The Wizard of Oz and Snow White. I don't suspect I'll watch them or my other BR order of the new Star Trek movie more than once or twice - certainly not more than once a year.



Thanks WB. Thinking this over, I've changed my mind on buying new disks. I have too many already, and there's no sense in getting more. My life feels greatly simplified! Thanks for the multiple versions. They guided me toward a decision I should have made years ago.

 "Please release theatrical and extended editions in one package" 2009-09-04
By Juri (Austin. TX)
I bought both on DVD and will not buy them twice again even though I would like to have the option to watch either! These movies are awesome but clearly the marketing folk are in the camp of Mordor!

 "No more double dipping!" 2009-09-03
By dvdtherapy
I've got to get on the bandwagon here. Pay attention New Line, we don't appreciate this. We're holding out for the proper editions, and I think you'll find this will sell poorly. Send them a message people, no more double dipping!

 "Total Rip-off Without A Doubt" 2009-09-03
By Jeffrey Rudd (Drogheda, Ireland)
No fault of Amazon but this is a total rip-off by the makers.

As many, many have said on lots of reviews across the world, on the net and in other forms of media - WAIT for the fuller versions.



For crying out loud, there is LOADS of space for both versions to be incorporated to this Blu-ray disc but no, "lets rip-off the public as much as we can" is the attitude of the makers.

Its a disgraceful action on behalf of the film company to allow this to be released.

Sadly, some will still buy this rip-off - but a true fan will have better sense and wait.

AVOID NOW - and get the fuller version later.


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With an unprecedented production budget of $25 million, and from the makers of Blue Planet: Seas of Life, comes the epic story of life on Earth. Five years in production, over 2,000 days in the field, using 40 cameramen filming across 200 locations, shot entirely in high definition, this is the ultimate portrait of our planet. A stunning television experience that captures rare action, impossible locations and intimate moments with our planet's best-loved, wildest and most elusive creatures. From the highest mountains to the deepest rivers, this blockbuster series takes you on an unforgettable journey through the daily struggle for survival in Earth's most extreme habitats. Planet Earth takes you to places you have never seen before, to experience sights and sounds you may never experience anywhere else.
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 "must see for all" 2009-09-06
By Boricuarx7 (USA)
Excellent series and of course, value. I have the HD player for my 360 and have like 20 movies on HD. I also have the PS3 for its Blu-ray player. The Planet Earth series should be seen and appreciated by all.

 "sharp picture of natural scenes" 2009-09-03
By Duane Wong (Somerset, PA USA)
This Blu-Ray disc looks and sounds great and illustrates a wide variety of wildlife on the Planet Earth. lol.

I was impressed by the large amount of record breaking money put into the project.

 "What Blu-ray was made for" 2009-09-03
By Gabriela Veronez Chaytor (São Paulo (Brazl))
Amazing in parts. Just jaw dropping. Very well made and shows many things never before seen on camera. This documentary shows just how beautiful our planet really is. From the deepest oceans to the highest mountains, it is all here in beautiful HD. Has to be the best blu-ray ever made yes? If you like animals, appreciate beauty, or just like documentaries, then this is a must buy.

 "Superb." 2009-08-31
By William L. Do
Being able to watch documentaries that took over 20 years to film is spectacular, let alone amazing. The sceneries, situations, natural settings, and coverage are all in-depth and jaw-dropping. Prepare to be immersed in the world in which contemporary humans have unfortunately lost.

 "Amazing, informative" 2009-08-31
By NC Gal (St. Louis, MO USA)
This DVD has kept my son captivated. He has watched it over and over, and learned an amazing amount of biology. Highly recommend.


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 "Starts very strong, but degenerates into shlock" 2009-08-26
By Robert J. Crawford (Balmette Talloires, France)
This film fails to live up to its potential. In the beginning, you see a vivid portrait of a life unravelling in addiction and emotional neglect. The son, Finn, was planing to work with his father (whose only contact with him is through the films he made) in the Amazon rain forest, with the "fierce people" of the title. Unfortunately, while scoring coke for his mom, he is busted and cannot go. This is a shock to his mother, who decides to turn her life around and become a better mother.



They wind up, improbably, in the massive estate of Osborne, many of whose children and grandchildren have the run of his 10-mile square New Jersey estate. Beyond the mother's sobering up and quitting coke, played wonderfully by Lane, there are some very interesting subplots: Finn develops a wonderfully believable relationship with Osborne, who mentors him in some vital life lessons. Sutherland was never better, as a quirky and warm man who cares and yet is also very tough. Ruler of the roost, he hopes to create a better world somehow, in his private kingdom. Finn also studies his father's films, which provide a wonderful sub-narrative to his observations of the huge family culture he is observing. Finally, he mingles with the locals and to a degree is accepted by them, though remains fully aware that he can never be one of them.



Unfortunately, the film unravels with Finn's relationships with Osborne's grandchildren. He finds a beautiful, sensitive girl of course, and their path is ridiculously predictable, if occasionally poignant. While Kristen Stewart succeeds in evoking some of the psychological trouble that underlies her character, the character is essentially a cute stick figure. Finn also becomes friends with the outgoing though mysterious grandson, whose evolution is also a bit far fetched and laughably melodramatic. Then the plot thickens in a ruinous direction, which I do not want to spoil for others, and ends sentimentally if tragically. If the film had ended 2/3 of the way through, it would easily have gotten 5 stars.



Recommended with these caveats. The acting in my viewing is far better than average, but the script in the end is weak.

 "Aimless yet exquisite" 2009-06-13
By Roland
It is easy not to like "Fierce People". For starters, it doesn't know what it wants to be. The first 3/5 are some sort of a "Coming of Age story meets Robert Altman" kind of deal, and then it gets dark, really dark, and turns into a very dark Coming of Age story. The movie is unsure which one it really wishes to be, and none of those themes are fully realized.



And yet the five stars, yes. There are two reasons for this.



The first one is that "Fierce People" doesn't deserve a three-star rating. It deserves at least four.



The second are the leading cast. Diane Lane and Donald Sutherland are superb, even if they don't really have much to play. Anton Yelchin is the true star of the movie and - just like anything else he's been in - he does a wonderful job. His character Finn is smart and naive, lively and contemplative, and also sort of dense. That is, until he is forced to grow up fast and deal with a trauma that could haunt him for life if he lets it. Yelchin has some really tough dramatic moments to pull through, and he is brilliant in them.



There is a certain subtlety in the movie. You can't really say it tries to *tell* you anything, but it is not empty either. This is where the "Robert Altman" part kicks in, and even if "Fierce People" is not on this level, it still manages to speak without saying things outright. It has its flaws, and this lack of clarity is a deffinite one in the end, but it's far from stupid. Like I said at the beginning, the movie is unsure of what it is trying to be, but what it ends up being, is good enough, and the acting is amazing.



If that is enough for you, go ahead.



Oh, and the cover is ridiculous. It makes "Fierce People" look like a romantic comedy. It's not. It's anything but romantic comedy.

 "Not what I expected" 2009-05-18
By Kelly McGee
My enthusiasm for anthropology had me expecting a more in-depth application of the discipline; instead we get more of a coming of age story. Not bad though.

 "fierce people, not so fierce movie" 2009-03-24
By astrorev (Sacramento, CA USA)
This is an uneven film. The first half is pleasant enough, but the plot develops so slowly as to go virtually nowhere. Then the movie takes a sudden dark turn, and though it held my attention from here out, it seemed too different, almost like watching a separate movie. The film has some fine moments of insights and sentiments, and it also contains moments that feel contrived and forced. High caliber actors did their usual fine job, but most of the characters are presented superficially. The attempt to draw parallels to an indigenous South American tribe with the assembled characters is marginal at best. This is a mixed movie for me; two and a half stars right down the middle, but not a twinkle more; they could have and should have done a better job.

 "Provocative but lacking credibility" 2008-12-27
By Sigrid Macdonald (Ottawa)
I quite liked this movie about a young boy and his drug addict mother who are befriended by one of the seven wealthiest men in the nation (Donald Sutherland). Finn (Anton Yelchin, a wonderful actor who I've loved in everything that I've ever seen him in, starting with Huff and moving on to House of D) and his mother, played by Diane Lane, leave the jungle of New York to go to the seeming tranquility of a massive palatial estate in New Jersey for the summer.



Initially, Finn is disappointed because he had wanted to spend the summer with his elusive father, an anthropologist studying tribal behavior in South America, whom Finn has never met. But he soon warms to the scenery when he meets young Maya, the granddaughter of the multi billionaire patriarch.



Basically, the movie draws a parallel between the tribe that Finn's father has studied and the actions of the rich and callous. In polite society, it's hard for Finn to know who his friends really are, and one person is as vicious and savage as one could possibly imagine.



It's some of those particularly brutal scenes that I found implausible based on the simple story of poor boy meets rich girl. However, the acting by Sutherland and Yelchin is great and I liked the movie altogether, although it was a bit disjointed, hard to follow at times and the ending was predictable.


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 "Starts very strong, but degenerates into shlock" 2009-08-26
By Robert J. Crawford (Balmette Talloires, France)
This film fails to live up to its potential. In the beginning, you see a vivid portrait of a life unravelling in addiction and emotional neglect. The son, Finn, was planing to work with his father (whose only contact with him is through the films he made) in the Amazon rain forest, with the "fierce people" of the title. Unfortunately, while scoring coke for his mom, he is busted and cannot go. This is a shock to his mother, who decides to turn her life around and become a better mother.



They wind up, improbably, in the massive estate of Osborne, many of whose children and grandchildren have the run of his 10-mile square New Jersey estate. Beyond the mother's sobering up and quitting coke, played wonderfully by Lane, there are some very interesting subplots: Finn develops a wonderfully believable relationship with Osborne, who mentors him in some vital life lessons. Sutherland was never better, as a quirky and warm man who cares and yet is also very tough. Ruler of the roost, he hopes to create a better world somehow, in his private kingdom. Finn also studies his father's films, which provide a wonderful sub-narrative to his observations of the huge family culture he is observing. Finally, he mingles with the locals and to a degree is accepted by them, though remains fully aware that he can never be one of them.



Unfortunately, the film unravels with Finn's relationships with Osborne's grandchildren. He finds a beautiful, sensitive girl of course, and their path is ridiculously predictable, if occasionally poignant. While Kristen Stewart succeeds in evoking some of the psychological trouble that underlies her character, the character is essentially a cute stick figure. Finn also becomes friends with the outgoing though mysterious grandson, whose evolution is also a bit far fetched and laughably melodramatic. Then the plot thickens in a ruinous direction, which I do not want to spoil for others, and ends sentimentally if tragically. If the film had ended 2/3 of the way through, it would easily have gotten 5 stars.



Recommended with these caveats. The acting in my viewing is far better than average, but the script in the end is weak.

 "Aimless yet exquisite" 2009-06-13
By Roland
It is easy not to like "Fierce People". For starters, it doesn't know what it wants to be. The first 3/5 are some sort of a "Coming of Age story meets Robert Altman" kind of deal, and then it gets dark, really dark, and turns into a very dark Coming of Age story. The movie is unsure which one it really wishes to be, and none of those themes are fully realized.



And yet the five stars, yes. There are two reasons for this.



The first one is that "Fierce People" doesn't deserve a three-star rating. It deserves at least four.



The second are the leading cast. Diane Lane and Donald Sutherland are superb, even if they don't really have much to play. Anton Yelchin is the true star of the movie and - just like anything else he's been in - he does a wonderful job. His character Finn is smart and naive, lively and contemplative, and also sort of dense. That is, until he is forced to grow up fast and deal with a trauma that could haunt him for life if he lets it. Yelchin has some really tough dramatic moments to pull through, and he is brilliant in them.



There is a certain subtlety in the movie. You can't really say it tries to *tell* you anything, but it is not empty either. This is where the "Robert Altman" part kicks in, and even if "Fierce People" is not on this level, it still manages to speak without saying things outright. It has its flaws, and this lack of clarity is a deffinite one in the end, but it's far from stupid. Like I said at the beginning, the movie is unsure of what it is trying to be, but what it ends up being, is good enough, and the acting is amazing.



If that is enough for you, go ahead.



Oh, and the cover is ridiculous. It makes "Fierce People" look like a romantic comedy. It's not. It's anything but romantic comedy.

 "Not what I expected" 2009-05-18
By Kelly McGee
My enthusiasm for anthropology had me expecting a more in-depth application of the discipline; instead we get more of a coming of age story. Not bad though.

 "fierce people, not so fierce movie" 2009-03-24
By astrorev (Sacramento, CA USA)
This is an uneven film. The first half is pleasant enough, but the plot develops so slowly as to go virtually nowhere. Then the movie takes a sudden dark turn, and though it held my attention from here out, it seemed too different, almost like watching a separate movie. The film has some fine moments of insights and sentiments, and it also contains moments that feel contrived and forced. High caliber actors did their usual fine job, but most of the characters are presented superficially. The attempt to draw parallels to an indigenous South American tribe with the assembled characters is marginal at best. This is a mixed movie for me; two and a half stars right down the middle, but not a twinkle more; they could have and should have done a better job.

 "Provocative but lacking credibility" 2008-12-27
By Sigrid Macdonald (Ottawa)
I quite liked this movie about a young boy and his drug addict mother who are befriended by one of the seven wealthiest men in the nation (Donald Sutherland). Finn (Anton Yelchin, a wonderful actor who I've loved in everything that I've ever seen him in, starting with Huff and moving on to House of D) and his mother, played by Diane Lane, leave the jungle of New York to go to the seeming tranquility of a massive palatial estate in New Jersey for the summer.



Initially, Finn is disappointed because he had wanted to spend the summer with his elusive father, an anthropologist studying tribal behavior in South America, whom Finn has never met. But he soon warms to the scenery when he meets young Maya, the granddaughter of the multi billionaire patriarch.



Basically, the movie draws a parallel between the tribe that Finn's father has studied and the actions of the rich and callous. In polite society, it's hard for Finn to know who his friends really are, and one person is as vicious and savage as one could possibly imagine.



It's some of those particularly brutal scenes that I found implausible based on the simple story of poor boy meets rich girl. However, the acting by Sutherland and Yelchin is great and I liked the movie altogether, although it was a bit disjointed, hard to follow at times and the ending was predictable.


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 "Tall,Dark and Handsome Superhero!" 2008-12-09
By TUCKER BABY (Chicago, IL United States)
I love Carl Lumbly and will purchase any movie,series or whatever he appears in. There are only a few superheroes I'm into,and M.A.N.T.I.S is one of them. I'm looking forward to seeing all the episodes on dvd.

M.McGee in Chi-Town

 "Never dreamed possible!" 2008-10-01
By William Bell III
I was in the 5th grade when this show came out. Young black kid from not so great parts of the city. And when we started watching it became an instant hit, for my entire family. Remembering what it was like to have a black superhero role model who wasn't a sidekick... it does alot for you as a kid. My cousins & I haven't spoken in years, but this might be just the thing to help!

 "At Last!!" 2008-06-12
By E. Hornaday (Lawrenceville, NJ United States)
M.A.N.T.I.S. was a Classic TV Sc-Fi series on Fox from 1994 that featured a truly unique and unexpected super hero. I loved the show, but have a hard time arguing with folks who complain it was really cheesy. In my defense, it was huge FUN and that allowed me to ignore its obvious flaws and thoroughly enjoy the series.



Originally airing on Fox, it premiered on Aug. 26, 1994. It was cancelled the following year, but its final unaired episodes were shown for the first time in 1997 on the Sc-Fi Network, which was airing repeats of the entire series.



Quiet, brilliant Dr. Miles Hawkins, portrayed by Carl Lumbly (best known from roles in Alias and Cagney & Lacey), became an unexpected crime fighter. Hawkins was a scientist/inventor with a thirst for justice who could not walk after a robber's bullet left him paralyzed and also cost him his family.



Hawkins invented a shell in which he could overcome his disability and free him from his wheelchair. In effect, the suit, a metal exoskeleton, provides superhuman abilities that ultimate serves to bring out Hawkins' alter ego.



What Hawkins' invented was a "harness" from cutting-edge technology equipped with headgear allowing transmitters in his brain to bypass his damaged spine. Translation: he can walk again and more - he unexpectedly finds that in the suit he has increased strength, speed and agility.



With help from his invention, the Mechanically Augmented Neuro Transmitter System (M.A.N.T.I.S.) and a few supportive colleagues, he decides to fight the criminals that the police could not find. At first a reluctant hero, Hawkins is drawn into the world of fighting crime because the violence that turned his life upside-down is doing the same to the world around him. While in the harness and headset, he assumes the identity of the Mantis believing it is the only way that he is able to fight back.



"This is the scientific journal of Dr. Miles Hawkins, to be published in the event of my death. I know when the truth is known, people will wonder why I felt it necessary to create the `M.A.N.T.I.S.' The reality - I never did. The M.A.N.T.I.S. asked his own creation and I could not refuse him."



Like any vigilante, the police want him brought to justice because he's taking the law into his own hands and making them look bad; the news media wants to expose his true identity; and criminals want him eliminated because he's bad for business. The series takes place in a huge, dark and brooding megalopolis on the West Coast in the present. Its locational ambiguity is meant to suggest that this unusual hero could be in YOUR neighborhood tonight.



M.A.N.T.I.S. was produced by the creators of The Evil Dead and Army of Darkness. Also starring Bobby Hosea (Independence Day) and Gina Torres (Angel, Firefly, Serenity), this action-packed series broke new ground with TV's first African-American superhero. The show became an instant cult favorite, and DVD boxed from Image Entertainment is the first release of this show in any format. It's impending DVD release has been more than eagerly anticipated by its legion of fans.



The boxed set includes the feature-length pilot telefilm from January 1994 and then the 20 aired episodes, and the two unaired episodes which finally made their broadcast debut in 1997 in reruns on the Sci Fi Channel.



Sam Raimi exec produced this show almost a decade before helming the first movie in the Spider-Man film trilogy. Among the guest stars here - both single-appearance and recurring - were Don S. Davis, David Kaye, Jerry Wasserman, Gary Graham, Teryl Rothery, Lorena Gale, John D'Aquino, and Vincent Schiavelli.



Additional cast members includes: Roger Rees, as Hawkins' friend and colleague John Stonebrake who knows his secret and assists the M.A.N.T.I.S.; Galyn Gorg, as Lt. Leora Maxwell; Christopher Gartin, as Taylor Savage; and Andrew Robinson (best known for his recurring role in Star Trek: Deep Space 9), as Solomon Box.



The following is the list of all episodes along with when they first aired, since the shows sometimes did not air regularly: Pilot (Part 1), 01/24/1994, Pilot (Part 2), 01/24/1994; First Steps, 08/26/1994; Tango Blue, 09/2/1994; Days of Rage, 09/9/1994; Cease Fire, 09/16/1994; Soldier of Misfortune, 09/23/1994; Gloves Off 09/30/1994; The Black Dragon 10/7/1994; To Prey in Darkness 10/14/1994; Fire in the Heart, 10/21/1994; Thou Shalt Not Kill (1), 11/4/1994; Revelation (2), 11/11/1994; Through the Dark Circle, 11/18/1994; The Eyes Beyond, 12/9/1994; Faces in the Mask, 12/16/1994; The Sea Wasp, 1/6/1995; Progenitor, 1/20/1995; Switches, 1/27/1995; The Delusionist, 2/10/1995; and Fast Forward, 2/17/1995, and Spider in the Tower, 3/3/1995. The last two episodes of the series, which never aired during the show's run, aired instead for the first time in 1997 on the SciFi Network: Ancestral Evil; and Ghost of the Ice.

 "M.A.N.T.I.S. preying for a comeback!" 2008-06-10
By L. Brown (California)
I loved this show from its inception. I am not sure if this love origniated from my longing to see a black superhero or for the sheer fact that his character was a gentle kind and loving man who defied his disability and happened to be black. I admit that the insect theme was initially hard to swallow even as a child, but then I rememember SPIDERman, BATman, the thunderCATS, Gargoyles, mightyMOUSE and that thrilling and grotesque movie called "The FLY" and decided that I loved them so there was room for him too!! I wish this selection were available in box-set. I would buy it, so that I could share the adventure that was cut short in the middle of the season with my children. They need to become aqainted with the fact that black men are heros too, in real life and on the big screen!!


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