What About Now

Fooled Again -- Tired and Sluggish
Before all of the Bon Jovi fan club members jump on me (of which I'm a member), let me categorically state that I am a HUGE Bon Jovi fan...as a guitar player, Richie is one of my music idols -- ditto Jon for his song-writing. In my opinion, they will go down as one of the best song-writing partnerships of all time. Furthermore, as a guitar player, I play pretty much every song in their catalog.

BUT....I hate to be honest...

This is one of the worst albums they've come out with -- up there with THIS LEFT FEELS RIGHT, and BOUNCE...i was going to even through 7800 Fahrenheit in the mix because it is such a dark album -- but, at least a case could be made that 7800 was obviously a heavy metal / hard rock album.

Except for "What About Now" and "That's What the Water Made Me", the rest of the songs on this new album are pretty bland and easily forgotten. (By the way, am I the only one who thinks the opening drum solo to "That's what the Water Made Me" is...

Take your time, take it slow!
2013. 30 years of career, more than 100 million records sold, hundreds of prizes and countless live shows played - Bon Jovi are truly one of the greatest bands around the world. Time to take a rest? Not so if your name is Bon Jovi. With "What about Now" the boys from Jersey want to proof the world once again that they still do not think about retiring or taking it slow, but going on stage again and rock that world. In order to do so, they bring along twelve (if you exclude the bonus tracks) new songs, full of political criticism and stories of people that struggle in those hard times. But Bon Jovi would not be Bon Jovi if the overall message of the songs wouldn't be optimistic. No matter how hard the times are, stand up again, take that fight and go on! Why? Because We Can!
But can they still rock? Honestly, I have to say that I was never so torn apart with any of their records. Nevertheless I will try to write down why:

BECAUSE WE CAN (7/10):

I heard the...

Because you have to reserve the 5th one...
I think that people are being overly critical of this album. Is it Slippery When Wet? No, but it's every bit an album that deserves to take it's place on the catalog. Personally I enjoy the more thoughtful side of the new songs. When I was in my 20's and partying to SWW I wanted that album, now I've aged, and matured and I don't mind a glass of wine instead of beer from a keg sometimes. Give it a listen, it's good, quality stuff!

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WWE: WrestleMania VI

The Ultimate Challenge
A couple of notes here in that this is the exact same version of this event taken from the WrestleMania Anthology set meaning that all references to "WWF" & various music has been changed to due the rights expiring but there is no blurring of the WWF logo since this event happened before the "Attitude Era."

This was the first ever international WrestleMania as it was held in the SkyDome from Toronto, Ontario, Canada that also set an attendance record for that arena at over 67.000. Various celebrities in attendance include Steve Allen, Rona Barrett, and Robert Goulet signing "Oh Canada" while the story is widely known now that future WWE superstar & Hall Of Fame member Edge was in attendance.

"The Ultimate Challenge" was what defined this WrestleMania as it was a main event under circumstances that we've never seen before & have never seen since as both the WWE & Intercontinental Championships were on the line as the two biggest & most popular superstars in WWE...

The Most Anticipated Match Until That Point
Usually, the main event of any major wrestling event was "babyface" (good guy) vs. "heel" (bad guy). Hulk Hogan vs. Andre the Giant would be a big example of such a main event. With Wrestlemania VI, however, two incredibly popular wrestlers at the time in Hogan & the Ultimate Warrior put their respective belts on the line in a main event that split the crowd in half in terms of cheering support. Good guy vs good guy!

Of course, an event is not made by its main event alone, and this is a great wrestling card that earns its 5-star rating. I won't go into detail on every match here, but here are some of the highlights:

-Mr. Perfect continuing his great brand of wrestling against Brutus "The Barber" Beefcake.
-The Hart Foundation taking on The Bolsheviks with some hilarious pre-match comedy featuring Steve Allen.
-An interesting semi-heel turn from newly-branded "Macho King" Randy Savage by pairing up with Sensational Sherri instead of the traditional...

Full WrestleMania IV Results
"The Model" Rick Martel def. Koko B. Ware

World Tag Team Championship Match
Demolition def. Colossal Connection w/ Bobby "The Brain" Heenan to become new champions

Earthquake w/ Jimmy Hart def. Hercules

Brutus "The Barber" Beefcake def. Mr. Perfect w/ The Genius

"Rowdy" Roddy Piper vs. Bad News Brown went to a no contest

The Hart Foundation def. The Bolsheviks

The Barbarian w/ Bobby "The Brain" Heenan def. Tito Santana

Mixed Tag Team Match
Dusty Rhodes & Saphire w/ Elizabeth def. Randy "Macho King" Savage & Queen Sherri

The Orient Express w/ Mr. Fuji def. The Rockers by count-out

Hacksaw Jim Duggan def. Dino Bravo w/ Earthquake

Million Dollar Championship Match
"Million Dollar Man" Ted DiBiase w/ Virgil def. Jake "The Snake" Roberts by
count-out

Big Boss Man def. Akeem w/ Slick...

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Mulan / Mulan II

Looks better, but some bonuses dropped from the old DVD
While Mulan looks better on Blu-ray, we are sacrificing some bonus material that was on the old DVD:

All galleries are lost in the leap from DVD to Blu-ray. There were ten Character Design galleries holding several hundred images, three Visual Development galleries amassing around 100 images, a 13-image Backgrounds & Layouts gallery, and a Publicity Art gallery holding 32 images. The interactive edutaining feature "DisneyPedia: Mulan's World", comprised of ten shorts on the film's elements and culture, is another notable casualty. Also gone: the no longer applicable introduction about being able to toggle angles for the production stages demonstration. Included on Mulan's first DVD (a non-anamorphic Limited Issue disc repackaged as a Gold Classic Collection edition) but subsequently dropped and still not resurfacing is its original theatrical trailer. That's a bummer both for fans of Randy Edelman's Dragonheart score and for those who appreciated the use of some rough...

Five stars for the original, three stars for the sequel
Mulan (1998)

Disney Blu-ray & DVD (March 12, 2013)
Directed by Tony Bancroft and Barry Cook
The Voices of Ming Na Wen, B. D. Wong, Eddie Murphy, George Takei, June Foray, Miguel Ferrer,
Harvey Fierstein, Jerry Tondo, Gedde Watanabe
Music by Matthew Wilder
Lyrics by David Zippel
Music Score by Jerry Goldsmith

Mulan is significant in that it was the first feature produced almost completely by Walt Disney Animation Florida, a top-flight studio that doubled as a Theme Park attraction. Guests could wander along picture windows and watch animators at work on real shorts and features. It was a wonderful thing to see while it lasted.

Mulan was also my daughter's first movie. Even though she was just a baby then, she has seen it many times since and it is one of her all-time favorites. This is a great dad and daughter movie, in any case.

The strength of Mulan is that its a story that makes a strong...

Who she is inside
Based upon traditional Chinese folklore (try this take on it for a solid introduction by a noted reteller Fa Mulan: The Story of a Woman Warrior), these two movies tell the story of Fa Mulan (Ming-Na Wen), a young girl living in China in the 3rd Century BC. In the first of the two movies we learn that, as the only child of a considerable landowner, Fa Zhou (Soon-Tek Oh), who was lamed in war some years earlier, Mulan has, somewhat of necessity, grown up something of a tomboy, dressing in trousers, working in the fields, and riding her horse Khan astride; but she's found over the years that she enjoys this kind of life--the prospect of "meeting our Matchmaker (Miriam Margolyes)" terrifies her, and the process of getting "primped and polished" so that "boys will gladly go to war for [her]" seems rather stupid. But in her culture, women are at best second-class citizens, and "a girl can bring her family/Great...

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Kiss the Girls / Along Came a Spider

good movies
I think Morgan Freeman is one of the best actors around at this time and I have yet to see him in a movie I didn't enjoy. The plots are good with twists.

Films with Morgan Freeman
This is a good collection of films with Morgan Freeman as Dr. Alex Cross. Along Came a Spider is the better of the
two. The second film, Kiss the Girls benefits from Ashley Judd's performance. Overall, this is a very good purchase
and for a small cost. Besides, Morgan Freeman brings a rare and wonderful quality to the films he does, making
them very entertaining and enjoyable to see.

I love it.
Excellent, I loved it. I had been familiar with the character for years, but had never seen any of the written novels transformed to movies. I was so impressed with my first exposure that I went out and bought DVD's on every story available.

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Grease (1978) / Grease 2 (1982)

We Go Together 2 DVD-Pack (Grease/Grease 2 )
I already have the United Kingdom DVD's of Grease and Grease 2 but when I saw them as a two-pack I thought I must get them as Grease is a different version than the UK one.

Grease is one of my favourite musical films ever which was released in 1978. I love Olivia Newton-John and John Travolta and the love story storyline and of course the fantastic soundtrack including Summer Nights, You're The One That I Want, Sandy and Greased Lightnin'. It brings back so many fantastic memories of my childhood as I was only [...]at the time.

Grease 2 was released in 1982 and all though it is not up to the standard of the Grease storyline it is a great movie in it's own right and didn't get the recognition it deserved. Maxwell Caulfield, Michelle Pfeiffer and Adrian Zmed star in this very funny love story. It has a great soundtrack with songs such as Reproduction and We'll Be Together.

If you like musical films then Grease and Grease 2 are the ones you should have in...

A must have collection
If you are looking for an upbeat video with great music this is the video for you. This is a never get tired no matter how many times you watch it video. Definitely a repeater to watch and ...The more you watch...beware...because you will eventually sing along with these classic movie musicals. Never boring, funny and entertaining. I have been watching this collection for years with my kids, who are grown up now...and we're still watching the collection. It's always like the first time no matter how many times we see it. Highly recommended.

It's OK
The first GREASE is always wonderful but I wouldn't pay to see the second one. But it is a Two-Pack and, as far as movie collections go, I think it's good to have both.

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Shooter / Four Brothers [Blu-ray]

can't beat the deal.
For a double feature, u can't go wrong with that. both films I have seen the preview for and I like them both. that being said, I give it two thumbs up for price, thought of buying just one film I wanted but u can't beat 2 for the price of 1. Great buy. excellent seller.

Movies
Mark Walberg at his best. I liked this so much I have two on Blu Ray! I recommend this one 100%.



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The Green Mile / Forrest Gump [Blu-ray]

Great comnbo pack!
You know the stories, Tom Hanks is great! Add that it now packeged in a one disc combo pac enough said!

Great double feature, but missing extras on Forrest Gump
This is a great budget release if you just want The Green Mile and Forrest Gump on Blu-ray minus a few extras. The individual "Sapphire Series" Blu-ray release of Forrest Gump is a two-disc set; this collection only comes with Disc 1 (which includes the movie, two commentary tracks and a featurette or two). The Green Mile, on the other hand, is exactly the same as the stand-alone release. Both feature great A/V presentations and, of course, a handful of solid extras. But if you're looking for the "total package" Forrest Gump release, you'll have to buy it separately.

These movies were very inspirational. They had a great story line.
The acting in both movies was sensational. Tom Hanks did a great job. I love to run so i really enjoyed Forrest Gump.

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