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The Man from Elysian Fields, a review by KinkyCyborg

Title:The Man from Elysian Fields
Year: 2001
Director: George Hickenlooper
Rating: 14A
Length: 105 Min.
Video: Anamorphic Widescreen 1.85:1
Audio: English: Dolby Digital: 5.1, English: Dolby Digital: 2-Channel Stereo, French: Dolby Digital: Dolby Surround
Subtitles:

Stars:
Andy Garcia
Mick Jagger
Julianna Margulies
Olivia Williams
James Coburn

Plot:
Byron Tiller (Andy Garcia) is a happily-married writer, struggling to make ends meet. Desperate for money, he meets and elegant Englishman (Mick Jagger) who runs a male escort service known as 'Elysian Fields'. Byron reluctantly agrees to become an escort. When his top client - a wealthy, attractive woman - learns of his writing, she convinces Byron to help her dying, Pulitzer Prize-winning husband (James Coburn) finish his final novel. Suddenly, Byron is immersed in a world he finds impossible to believe and even harder to explain.

Extras:
Scene Access
Feature Trailers
Interviews


I rather enjoyed this. In a movie fraught with betrayals, Andy Garcia as the reluctant gigolo is perfectly cast. Mick Jagger, when he stands still and isn't posturing for the camera, is actually a very credible actor who gives a solid performance as the man-pimp. James Coburn as the crusty curmudgeon is a hoot!

I highly recommend this one.

KC

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(From KinkyCyborg's Random Reviews 2010 on June 2nd, 2010)

Without a Paddle, a review by addicted2dvd

Without a Paddle: Full Screen Collection (2004/United States) Paramount Home Entertainment Director: Steven Brill Writing: Fred Wolf (Story By), Harris Goldberg (Story By), Tom Nursall (Story By), Jay Leggett (Screenwriter), Mitch Rouse (Screenwriter) Length: 99 min. Rating: Rated PG-13 : Drug Content, Sexual Material, Language, Crude Humor and Some Violence Video: Full Frame 1.33:1 Audio: English: Dolby Digital: 5.1, English: Dolby Digital: Dolby Surround, French: Dolby Digital: Dolby Surround Subtitles: English, Spanish

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Stars:
Matthew Price as Young Tom
Andrew Hampton as Young Jerry
Jarred Rumbold as Young Dan
Carl Snell as Young Billy
Anthony Starr as Billy Newwood
Dax Shepard as Tom Marshall

Plot:
Seth Green, Matthew Lillard and Dax Shepard star in this offbeat comedy as childhood friends whose lives have drifted apart but must reunite following the sudden death of a fourth friend.

The trio finds out that he was hot on the trail of the $200,000 that vanished with real-life airplane hijacker D.B. Cooper in 1971. After discovering a map left behind, they decide to follow its course to claim the loot. They soon run into a few things that their friend hadn't planned on, including backwoods pot farmers with itchy trigger fingers, beautiful tree-living hippies and a bear with maternal instincts that knows no bounds!

Also starring a hilarious Burt Reynolds, Without A Paddle proves that it's better to be down a river than up a creek.

Extras:

• Scene Access
• Audio Commentary
• Feature Trailers
• Bonus Trailers
• Deleted Scenes
• Featurettes
• Closed Captioned

I just finished this one... and I did enjoy it very much... but for some reason I was expecting more from it. I guess because I was told on more then one occasion how hilarious this movie is. It definitely has it's funny moments. But I guess my expectations were heightened a bit too much. No real complaints though. I enjoyed the storyline... and liked all the characters. The only thing I would change... I can change. And that is to upgrade to the widescreen edition.




(From What Movies I Been Watching on January 26th, 2012)

"Due South" marathon, a review by Rick

Chicago Holiday - Part 2

Glad to see Ray and Fraser working the case together again.  The episode wrapped up nicely.

A nice bonus in this episode. A couple of great arrangements by a singer named Holly Cole, including "Que Sera Sera". I had not noticed them previously but they jumped out at me tonight. I'll have to grab some of her music.

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(From "Due South" marathon on July 6th, 2009)