Inside a Steam Locomotive

A Lewis Carroll journey into a steam engine
For those who like to ask questions, Lewis Carroll Epstein favors you with a journey 'down the smoke stack' into the bowels of a 19th century steam engine. You descend with him into the cavities of the firebox and the smokebox, places you've barely imagined, and behold the boiler between them. Only the curious need to take his hand on this trip for the details are rich and thorough. If you've ever marveled at one of these behemoths, this is for you.

Happy to find this. Covers the basics with a few surprises
There are so few videos that get into the specifics of how to run a steam locomotive that this find was a very pleasant surprise. Much of the information was basic with a few surprises sprinkled in. They give you a nice look inside of the fire box, boiler, and smoke box. My only problem was that it would not play on my computer even though it meets the system requirements and all software was up to date. But, I was able to watch it on my phone with their free app. I'll watch it again but will avoid longer videos until the issues with showing on my computer are resolved.

Okay but dry
This video was okay, but dry. In all senses of the word. Unfortunately, while there is much detail regarding the nuts and bolts (literally) of Steam Locomotives, the engine was static-- not fired. That said, it was still interesting. My kid liked it a lot too. He watched it three times.

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The Proud and the Damned - Digitally Remastered

Western Classic
Another western classic starring Chuck Connors. They just do not make movies like this anymore. Recommend to all fans of the old westerns.

Great Story
The acting was extra good. It was a true to life adventure of times long ago in Old Mexico. The story pulled no punches about the warring factions in Mexico over 100 years ago. While watching the story, please pay attention to the music, it paints an authentic audio background. I highly reccomend the film.

Horrible video quality
"Digitally remastered," my, um, butt. Either the source was horrible or whoever remastered it did so by pointing a 10-year-old webcam at a 20-year-old TV set on which the film was playing. I can't comment on plot and so forth because I watched for less than a minute before giving up.

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Titanic

"...I'm Sorry I Didn't Build You A Better Ship Rose..." - TITANIC in 3D
*** THIS REVIEW IS FOR THE "TITANIC in 3D" MOVIE on BLU RAY ***

Holidaying in Ireland, I happened on the preview day of James Cameron's "Titanic in 3D" at the new Odeon Cinema in The Point Area of Dublin's refurbished docklands (or "The Quays" as they're known locally). We caught the first showing on 5 April 2012 - debuting on their all-bells-and-whistles "iSense Screen". "iSense" features razor sharp Real-3D imaging on a gigantic screen with state-of-the-art surround sound. So myself and the two kids popped along - donned the crazy specs - and started to watch. The sheer spectacle of what came next has prompted me to write this review...

I've seen about 10 films in 3D - some like "Despicable Me" have impressed and actually met the hype - the rest have either felt gimmicky or a downright hindrance - or worse a crass monetary exploitation. Even the new Aardman Animation feature film "The Pirates..." - which we'd seen some days earlier - is not great in 3D...

3D and Blu Ray quality
We all know the story so my review is for the quality of the blu ray (image quality) and 3D. The quality of the image is very impressive. The colors are vivid, a lot of contrast, very clear picture. It's hard to believe that this movie was converted from 2D to 3D because the 3D effect is one of the best I've ever seen. There was no noticeable ghosting. I had seen the 3D version of this movie in the theatre and thought it was good. However, it is even more impressive on my 3D TV (47 inch LG). The characters often appear to be with me in the room, they pop out of the screen. There is a lot of depth throughout the movie, which is also visable in darker scenes. The picture is amazing. You get the feeling that you are in the movie...when the boat sinks, you feel as if you're part of the action. I was very impressed with the quality of the 3D. I would recommend this to anyone who owns a 3D TV...worth every penny!

FINALLY..... THE DVD TREATMENT TITANIC ALWAYS DESERVED!!!
Finally, the most successful film in the film history gets the dvd treatment it deserves, bringing much respite to the fans all the over the world. Previously available barebones edition dvd has been replaced with a 3disc collector's edition dvd set, loaded with all those great never before seen stuff.

Here's what one can look forward to in this edition:

New high definition digital transfer with the main feature spread over two discs to get the highest possible picture and sound quality...and thankfully it does include DTS6.1 ES track!!!

Never before seen footage (approximately 58 minutes, alongwith the main film but it will be available through branching option on the disc unlike LOTR EXTENDED editions!!)

All-new making-of featurettes which will include time lapse footage of the massive set and studio construction.

Incredible Alternate Ending - "Brock's Epiphany"

29 Never-Before-Seen Deleted Scenes with Optional...

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Salmon Poet

the poet
Strange movie. Strange guy. I really liked to woman poet in the film though. I would not recommend you spend your money on this one though.





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Roadside Massacre

Fun little horror movie. Good find.
I bought this cause it's not available on Netflix. Pretty good movie overall. Didn't have much blood,b ut the end is actually quite creepy. Once you discover the big "secret" at the end, it really plays with your head. Acting was good and the music was really unsettling. Chuck D.

I don't see why all the good ratings?
Maybe, I missed something? I looked at the reviews on Amazon and I really thought I had purchased a great, scary movie. I was so surprised at how bad the acing was. I was a poled at how stupid it was. The people being turned into walking idiots and people eating human flesh at a dinner. Come on. It was so bad that I put my copy into the garbage. I wish I had my money back. I just HATED this movie.

liked this movie for reasons different than what i expected
i got this movie cause of the girl on the front. there's no nudity in the movie, some sex, but no nudity. sex scenes are with a different but very hot girl. on the horror there's not much blood but there is some freaky parts. i was expecting this to be more ruanchy and funny, but it was actually a well made movie and i really got into it. once the creepy stuff starts happening i really got into it and really liked how crazy it got. its slow at the beginning but its really good. the bad guys say some hilarious stuff too. its worth the purchase.

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Squanto and the First Thanksgiving, Told by Graham Greene with Music by Paul McCandless

A Wonderful and Fun Way to Teach American History to Children
I bought this for my grandchildren to watch during the Thanksgiving Holiday, and they LOVED it. They watched it over and over and ended up asking all sorts of questions that started great family discussions. Highly recommended!

Different from the book
Loved the story but my daughter would say it wasn't like the book. Of the the book is always better but I think for a little movie it is worth seeing and educational.

Good
Good teaching tone...but monotone voice is a little boring. Very slow moving. If you could play in FF would make it much better.

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The Ugly Duckling, Told by Cher

Like this...
it reminds me of the the book I read when I was a kid. And Cher reads/tells this story well. The graphics are good.

Great to share with the little ones
Beautiful illustrations and nicely voiced by Cher. A wonderful bedtime treat for youngsters. I would recommend it highly. Thanks again to Amazon Prime for making quality viewing available.



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