Tuesday, November 15, 2011

Blazing Saddles (30th Anniversary Special Edition)

  • The railroad's got to run through the town of Rock Ridge. How do you drive out the townfolk in order to steal their land? Send in the toughest gang you've got.and name a new sheriff who'll last about 24 hours.But that's not really the plot of Blazing Saddles, just the pretext. Once Mel Brooks' lunatic film many call his best gets started, logic is lost in a blizzard of gags, jokes, quips, puns, h
The railroad's got to run through the town of Rock Ridge. How do you drive out the townfolk in order to steal their land? Send in the toughest gang you've got...and name a new sheriff who'll last about 24 hours. But that's not really the plot of Blazing Saddles, just the pretext. Once Mel Brooks' lunatic film many call his best gets started, logic is lost in a blizzard of gags, jokes, quips, puns, howlers, growlers and outrageous assaults upon good taste or any taste at all. Cleavon Little as the new! lawman, Gene Wilder as the wacko Waco Kid, Brooks himself as a dim-witted politico and Madeline Kahn in her Marlene Dietrich send-up that earned an Academy Award nomination all give this sagebrush saga their lunatic best. And when Blazing Saddles can't contain itself at the finale, it just proves the Old West will never be the same!Mel Brooks scored his first commercial hit with this raucous Western spoof starring the late Cleavon Little as the newly hired (and conspicuously black) sheriff of Rock Ridge. Sheriff Bart teams up with deputy Jim (Gene Wilder) to foil the railroad-building scheme of the nefarious Hedley Lamarr (Harvey Korman). The simple plot is just an excuse for a steady stream of gags, many of them unabashedly tasteless, that Brooks and his wacky cast pull off with side-splitting success. The humor is so juvenile and crude that you just have to surrender to it; highlights abound, from the lunkheaded Alex Karras as the ox-riding Mongo to Madeline Kahn's uproa! rious send-up of Marlene Dietrich as saloon songstress Lili Vo! n Shtupp . Adding to the comedic excess is the infamous campfire scene involving a bunch of hungry cowboys, heaping servings of baked beans and, well, you get the idea. --Jeff ShannonMel Brooks scored his first commercial hit with this raucous Western spoof starring the late Cleavon Little as the newly hired (and conspicuously black) sheriff of Rock Ridge. Sheriff Bart teams up with deputy Jim (Gene Wilder) to foil the railroad-building scheme of the nefarious Hedley Lamarr (Harvey Korman). The simple plot is just an excuse for a steady stream of gags, many of them unabashedly tasteless, that Brooks and his wacky cast pull off with side-splitting success. The humor is so juvenile and crude that you just have to surrender to it; highlights abound, from the lunkheaded Alex Karras as the ox-riding Mongo to Madeline Kahn's uproarious send-up of Marlene Dietrich as saloon songstress Lili Von Shtupp. Adding to the comedic excess is the infamous campfire scene involving a bunch of hu! ngry cowboys, heaping servings of baked beans and, well, you get the idea. --Jeff Shannon

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A beautiful bride, a handsome groom, and a private cruise. What could possibly go wrong? How about a hurricane, one stranded yacht, a few useless, scantily clad bridesmaids and an equal number of horny groomsmen?


In the midst of it all, maid of honor, Gillian Marlboro, wonders if Jamie Foster could be not only the groom’s best man, but also the man for her. Would the universe be so cruel as to hand her the perfect man and then let them both perish on an island that provides no fresh water and only Mother Nature’s aphrodisiacs for sustenance?A beautiful bride, a handsome groom, and a private cruise. What could possibly go wrong? How about a hurricane, one stranded! yacht, a few useless, scantily clad bridesmaids and an equal number of horny groomsmen?


In the midst of it all, maid of honor, Gillian Marlboro, wonders if Jamie Foster could be not only the groom’s best man, but also the man for her. Would the universe be so cruel as to hand her the perfect man and then let them both perish on an island that provides no fresh water and only Mother Nature’s aphrodisiacs for sustenance?In our current society, the Best Man helps the Groom prepare for the wedding, settle any last minute jitters, helps to finalize any last minute details and most importantly, the Best Man helps the Groom enjoy his last days of bachelorhood.

The Best Man is held responsible for helping the Groom make his Bride happy by creating memories for the two of them as they seal their love. Whenever the Groom thinks back to his bachelor days and the days leading up to his wedding day, he will have great memories of his Best Man and what he he! lped him accomplish.

Throughout the country, from! the ric h to the poor, every Groom has a Best Man. The way you handle your role as the Best Man will determine how successful you are deemed to be.

The way in which you handle the bachelor party is also important. When planning the bachelor party, be sure not to take things to extremes. Keep in mind that your role is to help lighten the load for the Groom. If you handle your role well, more than likely, you will remain friends so he can be your Best Man when you get married.

Think of the reasons that you were chosen by the Groom to be his Best Man. Are you funny, sincere, a great planner, his best friend, or the one that everyone wants to know? Chances are you are all of these and more, all wrapped up into one person. The role of the Best Man is important and you should never take your responsibilities lightly since you were chosen especially for this position!

Complete your duties with nobility, class and be a memory maker for both the Bride a! nd Groom. You will be remembered as a cornerstone of happiness on their wedding day. With all of that said, we will go through exactly what you need to know as the Best Man and how you will fulfill your duties!

As the Best Man your role is crucial, you are involved in the preparation, the ceremony and celebrations that follow. As you go through your duties remind yourself that you were chosen as the Best Man for special reasons.In our current society, the Best Man helps the Groom prepare for the wedding, settle any last minute jitters, helps to finalize any last minute details and most importantly, the Best Man helps the Groom enjoy his last days of bachelorhood.

The Best Man is held responsible for helping the Groom make his Bride happy by creating memories for the two of them as they seal their love. Whenever the Groom thinks back to his bachelor days and the days leading up to his wedding day, he will have great memories of his Best Man and what he ! helped him accomplish.

Throughout the country, from t! he rich to the poor, every Groom has a Best Man. The way you handle your role as the Best Man will determine how successful you are deemed to be.

The way in which you handle the bachelor party is also important. When planning the bachelor party, be sure not to take things to extremes. Keep in mind that your role is to help lighten the load for the Groom. If you handle your role well, more than likely, you will remain friends so he can be your Best Man when you get married.

Think of the reasons that you were chosen by the Groom to be his Best Man. Are you funny, sincere, a great planner, his best friend, or the one that everyone wants to know? Chances are you are all of these and more, all wrapped up into one person. The role of the Best Man is important and you should never take your responsibilities lightly since you were chosen especially for this position!

Complete your duties with nobility, class and be a memory maker for both the Bride and Groom. You ! will be remembered as a cornerstone of happiness on their wedding day. With all of that said, we will go through exactly what you need to know as the Best Man and how you will fulfill your duties!

As the Best Man your role is crucial, you are involved in the preparation, the ceremony and celebrations that follow. As you go through your duties remind yourself that you were chosen as the Best Man for special reasons.Get ready for the out-of-control bachelor party that’s absolutely hilarious from beginning to end. There is a difference between getting older and growing up!It's inevitable that The Groomsmen would invite comparisons to Wedding Crashers, but it's actually closer in spirit to Diner. Or Fellini's semi-autobiographical I Vitelloni, which writer/director Edward Burns has claimed as an influence. Sure, the film has its comedic moments, but it isn't a comedy. Sure, Burns and his on-screen pals can be louts, but that's where the s! imilarities to the Owen Wilson/Vince Vaughn vehicle end. There! 's only one wedding in the picture and Paulie (Burns) doesn't need to crash it--he's the one getting married. His fiancée, Sue (Brittany Murphy, who worked with Burns on Sidewalks of New York), is pregnant, so the time has come. Paulie, a Long Island reporter, isn't sure he's ready for the responsibility of marriage and fatherhood. His best buddies, Dez (Mathew Lillard), T.C. (John Leguizamo), cousin Mike (Jay Mohr), and brother Jimbo (Donal Logue), aren't exactly helping to prepare him for the big day. That's because they've got problems of their own and because they're more concerned about getting the band together one last time (a humorous, if overly familiar plot device). Since 1995 breakout hit The Brothers McMullen, originality hasn't been Burns's strong suit and The Groomsmen is no exception, although the believable camaraderie between characters serves to distract from the clichés. --Kathleen C. FennessyThe Full Tilt Survival knife is a dream kn! ife for just about anybody. Dressed in silver, designed to do “business” it holds no surprises or setbacks. Just a super-strong blade, 440 stainless steel. From first impression, you know what its designed for, and it will do just that â€" what you ask of it. The overall length is 12 inches from head to toe, the blade is almost 6 inches, which means you get plenty of handle to hold onto when you are “at work”Hidden hollow handle with a compassmatches, needles, fishing hook and lineleather like sheath with belt loopBlade sharpening stone w special pocket on sheathThe blade is partially serrated, allowing an expanded repertoire of functions. Steel pommel, capable of delivering deadly blows with a durable back rubber handle. Does what it looks like it can do.

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Elektra (Widescreen Edition)

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FROM THE FORCES THAT BROUGHT YOU X-MEN AND DAREDEVIL?Superstar Jennifer Garner proves that looks can kill as the sexiest action hero ever to burst from the pages of Marvel Comics. Restored to life after sustaining mortal wounds in Daredevil, an icy, solitary Elektra (Garner) now lives only for death as the world?s most lethal assassin. Using her bone-crunching martial arts skills and Kimagure?the ability to see into the future?Elektra is on a collision course with darkness? until her latest assignment forces her to make a choice that will lead either to her redemption or destruction in the ultimate battle between good and evil!While 2003's Daredevil was a conventional superhero movie, the 2005 spinoff, Elektra, is more of a wuxia-styled martial arts/fantasy flick. Elektra (Jennifer Garner) has returned to her life as a hired assassin, but she balks at an assignment! to kill a single father (Goran Visnjic, ER) and his teenage daughter (Kirsten Prout). That makes her the target of the Hand, an organization of murderous ninjas, scheming corporate types, and a band of stylish supervillains seeking to eliminate Elektra and tip the balance of power in the ongoing battle of good vs. evil.

As the star of Alias, Garner has proven that she can kick butt with the best of them, and some of the visual effects are impressive, but the action sequences tend to be anticlimactic, and there's not much to the story. Fans will notice numerous references to Frank Miller's comic books, but there's very little resemblance to Miller's cold-blooded killer (Elektra with an agent? Elektra referring to herself as a "soccer mom"?).

Is Elektra better than Daredevil? Not really, even with the distinct advantage of having all Garner and no Ben Affleck. That could be the spinoff's greatest disappointment: after Spider! -Man 2 raised the bar for comic-book movies, Elektra lowere d it back to Daredevil's level. Directed by Rob Bowman (the X-Files movie), and featuring Terence Stamp as the mysterious mentor Stick, Will Yun Lee (Die Another Day) as the chief villain, and NFL-player-turned-mixed-martial-arts-champion Bob Sapp as the immovable Stone.

DVD features
Ben Affleck's much-rumored cameo is one of the deleted scenes on the Elektra DVD. It's a one-minute throwaway, and while he's supposedly appearing as Matt Murdock (who romanced Elektra in Daredevil), the barrage of celebrity gossip makes it impossible to see him as anything other than Jennifer Garner's real-life boyfriend. There's also a making-of featurette, which is mostly promotional hype other than a few interesting effects shots; four editing featurettes; and Jennifer Garner's videotaped message to ComicCon. --David Horiuchi

More on Elektra


Elektra: The Album (Soundtrack CD)

Elektra: The Movie (Comic Adaptation)

Frank Miller Comic Books

Daredevil (Director's Cut) (DVD)

Jennifer Garner stars in Alias (DVD)

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