Ancient Mysteries - The Lost Ark of the Covenant (2005) Review

Average Reviews:

(More customer reviews)Although I am not a historian, I am very interested in ancient history, especially about religions. I borrowed this DVD from a library and it did not meet my expectation. It revealed whereabouts of the lost Ark and most people were looking for it in Jerusalem. Actually, it is in totally unexpected location with fantastic assumptions. I won't reveal it as it will ruin your interests. However, I want to question that if we can go to Mars and other planets in the Space but why can't we go inside of that place to see whether it is the "real" lost Ark. And the keeper of that place should share the Ark of Covenant (if that is a real one) to other people, especially the Jews and Christians, instead of keeping it as a private property. In common sense, any God or Goddess want to share (spread as much as possible of) the good things about the religion so why a group of people kept it as a secret piece even without sharing to its people (in that country)!!
BTW, the quality of this DVD, which was released in 1994 as VHS, is very poor. Although I used Sony Fontopia earphone to boost the sound quality, I heard annoying background noises from the narrator. The voices of historians are clearer and better than the narrator somehow. If you are wondering whether to keep this in your library, check out from library or Blockbuster first. I also recommend "Lost Treasures: Ancient Jerusalem" that has better quality with very interesting computer remodeling of ancient Jerusalem and the temples.

Click Here to see more reviews about: Ancient Mysteries - The Lost Ark of the Covenant (2005)

One of the holiest relics on earth, the Ark of the Covenant is the symbol of the agreement of faith made between God and the Israelites. The Ark is said to contain the tablets of the Ten Commandments, Aaron's Rod, and manna. But how could such an important artifact disappear without a trace? Did it ever really exist?ANCIENT MYSTERIES® circles the globe in search of clues to the enduring mystery of the fate of the fabled Ark. Meet biblical historians who have dedicated their lives to the search and follow a tangled web of clues that range from Biblical accounts to modern discoveries. Hear fascinating stories of its appearance throughout history and learn of the incredible powers that it allegedly possesses.Extraordinary artwork, expert commentary, and the most recent theories culminate in the definitive investigation of the legendary LOST ARK. DVD Features: Interactive Menus; Scene Selection

Get 80% OFF

Click here for more information about Ancient Mysteries - The Lost Ark of the Covenant (2005)

Cirque du Soleil - Alegria (Live in Sydney) (2001) Review

Average Reviews:

(More customer reviews)Alegria(Live in Sydney) is my favorite CdS DVD behind Quidam, which is slightly superior in my opinion because of the incredible acts performed. But it should be noted that Francesca Gagnon steals the show with her mesmerizing voice. The acts in Alegria of course are superb(this is CdS we are talking about after all!), but the music and the singing elevate the entire show to something almost magical. The music is intertwined with the acts for utterly amazing choreography, even moreso than the other shows.
As far as DVD content is concerned, there is much here for any Cirque fan. There are two featurettes: "A Look Behind-the-Scenes" and "A Different Perspective." Also included are short interviews of the artists themselves. The show itself is well worth the price of the DVD, but these add-ons are a very nice bonus.
It is surprising how much feeling comes through on DVD....the filming was about as well done as could have ever been expected! Any CdS fan will not tire of watching the acts of Alegria or of hearing the beautiful voice of Francesca Gagnon. If Angels sing, surely they sound like Ms. Gagnon.

Click Here to see more reviews about: Cirque du Soleil - Alegria (Live in Sydney) (2001)

CIRQUE DU SOLEIL:ALEGRIA - DVD Movie

Get 15% OFF

Click here for more information about Cirque du Soleil - Alegria (Live in Sydney) (2001)

Sex & The Single Mom (2003) Review

Average Reviews:

(More customer reviews)Usually, in stories like this, a teenage girl gets careless, becomes pregnant, and has to hide it from her mother. But here, it's the mother who gets careless, becomes pregnant, and has to hide it from her daughter! The aforementioned (single) mother has been discouraging her teenage daughter from becoming sexually active, while carrying on a wild, secret affair with a married man. When she becomes pregnant and her lover abandons her, she has to face her own hypocrisy. This film is a cut above most made-for-Lifetime-TV movies, thanks largely to Gail O'Grady's performance as the mother - she's always luminous and likable, even when some might question her behavior. Credit must also go to Danielle Panabaker as the daughter.

Click Here to see more reviews about: Sex & The Single Mom (2003)

Like mother, like daughter? When it comes to romance, single mom Jess Gradwell and her 15-year-old daughter Sara may have a lot more in common than they think. Intrigued by a hunky heart surgeon, Jess falls hard into a possibly unwise affair. At the same time, Sara is discovering her own longings and perhaps acting unwisely about a boy at school. Emotions are on edge in the Gradwell household. Jess and Sara clash over sexuality and morality. Then Jess makes a decision that will change both of them forever.

Click here for more information about Sex & The Single Mom (2003)

Devil's Diary (2007) Review

Average Reviews:

(More customer reviews)I feel the need to see all Alexz Johnson movies - she's one of my favorite actresses.
This one was a bit off in places - I found it amusing that the "popular" crowd was stereotypically cheerleaders and jocks again, but even funnier were the awkward nun-like cheerleader uniforms.
Alexz's character was by far the most likable because she is who she is and doesn't care what anyone else thinks. Her best friend is different and takes criticism from other students that have clear faults themselves, very hard. Not that anyone would blame her. She finds a diary in the cemeary and starts writing...soon after, the things she writes that she wished would happen DO happen. And it IS funny. Then the "popular girls" eavesdrop and find out what she's doing as Dominique (Alexz) gets worried about the journal making her friend dark and evil little by little. The journal gets stolen and carnage ensues as it travels to more ambitious aka more evil hands.
The ending "six weeks later" is a little strange and doesn't explain alot - there were others that saw what happened and knew about the book, but it seems Dom is on her own.
I wouldn't mind a sequel starring Alexz again, but it's probably not likely...
Some of the things that happen are a little - disturbing and extreme for a "Lifetime" movie, and pranks escalate to gruesome death pretty fast. Not recommended for kids.

Click Here to see more reviews about: Devil's Diary (2007)

In the hands of high school kids, even an innocent diary can cause trouble. But when a group of small-town teenagers finds the \'Devil's Diary," a book that embodies the evil of Satan by physically manifesting any evil thought that is written in it, all hell breaks loose. Unearthed after centuries of concealment, the Devil's Diary wreaks havoc and destruction on the high school students who found it, and their entire community. Can their town be saved from complete ruin?

Get 40% OFF

Click here for more information about Devil's Diary (2007)

Girl, Positive (2007) Review

Average Reviews:

(More customer reviews)I loved this movie. I strongly recomend that all parents and teenagers watch this!
Is the story of Rachel Sandler, a teenager in high school. She has it all , great looks, a cute doting boyfreind , good freinds and popularity. She thinks nothing bad can happen to her as she excitedly prepares her college application. Then in one shocking moment she gets an instant message on her computer from "concerned Citizen" it informs her that a former sexual partner of hers whose name is Jason, who was recently killed in a tragic accident, was HIV positive and a IV Drug user. She stares at the screen in shock thinking this has to be a joke. To bad for Rachel it isnt. Its all to real. Will Rachel also be HIV positive? She only had sex with Jason Once at a party weeks ealier , her first time. To find out if she is positive she goes to a clinic for a rapid test , the clinic where her Substitute Science Teacher Sarah Bennet Volenteers her time. Sarah has a secret of her own , she has aids , and has had it for years. she lives every day taking handfulls of pills and dealing with the oh so horrible side effects. these two women come together in this terrible crisis and help each other face the realities of what they are living with. and they give each other some freindship and hope. I strongly recomment this film . its very accurate on explaining the seriousness of Unprotected sex, HIV and AIDS. i give it a ten!

Click Here to see more reviews about: Girl, Positive (2007)

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, half of all new HIV infections occur in people under age 25. Lifetime explores this staggering statistic, and the world of teen love, sex and gossip, in the must-see Lifetime Original Movie Girl, Positive.Seventeen-year-old Rachel Sandler (Andrea Bowen, Desperate Housewives) is shocked out of her carefree world when word spreads through her upper-middle class community that Jason, a popular athlete who recently died, was an IV drug user. But it's a mysterious computer message that really hits home: Jason, who Rachel had unprotected sex with, may have been HIV positive. Wanting to learn more about HIV, Rachel is urged to visit the local AIDS clinic by her new substitute teacher, Sarah Bennet (Jennie Garth, 90210). While there, Rachel takes a rapid AIDS test, but panics and leaves before learning the results. When Sarah discovers Rachel's test is positive, she breaks the shocking news to her, later revealing to Rachel that she herself has secretly been living with HIV for more than seven years. While both women wish to keep their privacy, they soon find out that with today's technology of instant messaging, cell phones and blogs, gossip--just like the disease--can spread fast and furiously.

Get 33% OFF

Click here for more information about Girl, Positive (2007)

What If God Were the Sun (2007) Review

Average Reviews:

(More customer reviews)Lacey Chabert and Gena Rowlands star in a story of love and loss when a young ER nurse planning an upcoming wedding finds her lack of faith shaken by disaster. Her father's sudden death - with her unknowingly in the next room - leads her to a grief that overshadows everything in her world until a terminally ill patient provides the key to understanding. A warm, rich story of faith emerges.


Click Here to see more reviews about: What If God Were the Sun (2007)

Lacey Chabert and Gena Rowlands star in a poignant tale of faith, hope, love and loss, based in part on the novel by acclaimed medium John Edward.

Get 33% OFF

Click here for more information about What If God Were the Sun (2007)

The Dive from Clausen's Pier (2005) Review

Average Reviews:

(More customer reviews)The Dive from Clausen's Pier tells of Carrie, who is just realizing she doesn't love her fiance when a tragic diving accident leaves him paralyzed. She flees for New York City and there meets an older man in hopes of discovering her values and path in life in this warm, outstanding story.


Click Here to see more reviews about: The Dive from Clausen's Pier (2005)

Just as Carrie (Michelle Trachtenberg) comes to the difficult realization that she's no longer in love with Mike, her childhood sweetheart and fiance, a tragic diving accident leaves him paralyzed. Confused, Carrie makes a rash decision to escape her small town life and heads to New York City to rendezvous with a mysterious older man she just met. Amid the craziness of Manhattan, Carrie attempts to figure out once and for all where she belongs in the world.Based on the novel by Ann Packer.

Get 33% OFF

Click here for more information about The Dive from Clausen's Pier (2005)

Home By Christmas (2006) Review

Average Reviews:

(More customer reviews)I've been looking for this movie for a long time and every season is unavailable by the time i get to it. I got lucky this time. I love this movie, is not a blockbuster,but it really touches your heart. If you are into Christmas movies this one is a must have...

Click Here to see more reviews about: Home By Christmas (2006)

Julia Bedford is a dedicated homemaker living in a modestly affluent neighborhood with her successful husband and sixteen-year-old daughter. When Julia discovers that her husband is cheating on her, her world is rocked. In their pending divorce, with most of her husbands assets carefully hidden, Julia is left with nothing except her car and her barely realistic child support checks. After moving into a small apartment, Julia tries to make do while working a minimum wage job. Her daughter hates their new scaled-down life and convinces her father and his new girlfriend to let her live with him. When Julia finally hits rock bottom and finds herself living in their car, she decides to begin her comeback--and ultimately discovers whats really valuable in life. Starring Linda Hamilton.

Get 40% OFF

Click here for more information about Home By Christmas (2006)

The Two Mr. Kissels (2008) Review

Average Reviews:

(More customer reviews)This was a Lifetime TV movie produced in 2008, which is now available on DVD.
Such movies, which bypass the theatre, generally have no rating. If it had a film rating it would probably be PG-13.
This has everything: sex, drugs, wealth, deception, murder--and best of all, it is a true story. More accurately it's a dramatization of a true story-somewhat like "Reversal of Fortune", or other films which attempt to re-enact actual murder stories in film. There's nothing to make a story more interesting than knowing the basics are all real.
This is certainly better than the usual made-for-TV movie and better than a lot of films that appear in the cinema. The acting is good, the filming good, the dialog good, the pace and editing are good. It kept me interested the entire time. There are sexually suggestive scenes but no significant nudity, no graphic violence and no foul language of any significance. There is no subtitling available and no "special features." It runs just under 1.5 hours long.
It's the story of two brothers, raised in a rich family-both of whom end up murdered. In the case of one brother, the wife is convicted of murder. In the case of the other brother, the actual murderer was unknown at the time of the production: one person had been charged with conspiracy to murder but had not yet gone to trial. The film presents its own plausible theory as to this other brother's death (I don't want to give away the plot details). At the end of the film clarification and updates on the significant characters are given-right up to 2008. A fascinating but sad glimpse into the lives of two quite wealthy brothers and their families. If you haven't seen this on TV and you don't want to wait around until it happens to show again--get this DVD. You'll find this an interesting and well-produced story, with very good characterizations.

Click Here to see more reviews about: The Two Mr. Kissels (2008)

Based on the shocking true story of multi-millionaire brothers who marry the women of their dreams then wind up dead, the Lifetime Original Movie The Two Mr. Kissels traces the trail of money, mansions and mayhem left behind by real estate mogul Andrew Kissel (John Stamos) and his investment banker brother, Rob (Anson Mount, 'Conviction'). On the surface, it seems that both Kissel brothers are enjoying idyllic lives. But after Rob moves his family to Hong Kong for a promotion, his wife Nancy (Robin Tunney, 'The Mentalist') grows resentful of his long work hours. She begins a torrid affair in retaliation, eventually igniting worldwide media frenzy when she drugs then bludgeons Rob to death. Years later, Andrew is caught embezzling millions of dollars to support his increasingly lavish lifestyle and drug addiction. With the courts breathing down his neck, former business partners turning on him, and his frustrated and embarrassed wife Hayley (Gretchen Egolf, 'Journeyman') filing for divorce, Andrew is found dead in the basement of his Greenwich, Connecticut mansion. The question remains: was Andrew murdered by one of his many enemies, or did he arrange it himself in order to escape his living nightmare?

Get 40% OFF

Click here for more information about The Two Mr. Kissels (2008)

Holiday Switch (2007) Review

Average Reviews:

(More customer reviews)Have you ever thought that your life could have been so much better if only you had taken a different turn at some point?
Paula Ferguson runs into her old boyfriend at Christmas time. He's turned out to be a wealthy art dealer, living a life of luxury. At least that's the way it seems to the hard-working Paula, struggeling with debt, housework and family issues -- just like the rest of us. She makes a wish, and ends up transported into the alternate reality of her dreams. Of course, in the end, Paula would give just about anything to get back to her real world. But, this time, the wishing doesn't work!
Holiday Switch was very cleverly done, and is a step above lots of other Christmas movies about dreams being granted.

Click Here to see more reviews about: Holiday Switch (2007)

Its a week before Christmas, and Paula (Nicole Eggert) is struggling with bills, life with her blue-collar husband Gary and her two daughters. So when Nick, her high school boyfriend, returns to town a wealthy art gallery owner, Paula begins to wonder where she would be if she had stayed with him and not Gary. When Paula makes a holiday wish to see what life would have been like had she made another choice, she is magically transported through her washer/dryer to a parallel life where she is Nicks wife. At first, this other life seems the answer to her dreams, as she shops and dines out with her newfound wealth. But she soon realizes that the grass is NOT always greener on the other side. Her relationship with Nick is in shambles, and she misses her real husband Gary and her two girls. When she sees Gary and her kids living a happy life with another woman, she wishes for just one more Christmas gift--to have back the life she didnt appreciate.

Get 40% OFF

Click here for more information about Holiday Switch (2007)