Abanico - Kadena de Mano Basics

Far Beyond Basic but explict enough for a beginner
If you dont know yet...Kadena De Mano means chain of hands...it is a close range art developed by a very respected man in the Filipino Martial art community, Max Sarmiento. The applications on this DVD were are based upon 12 striking angles derived at least in cooperation from those of Angel Cabales' Serrada Eskrima, which of course is a bladed art. Mike Inay was a student of these two masters... Basically this DVD shows three separate counters for each of those 12 angles to immobilize your attacker (at least) or cripple him (at worst) then a knife disarming technique and a takedown for EACH of those counters...thats a lot of information, and it was all designed with practicality in mind Ive had mine for a year and Im still working through the information...give it a try.





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Nature: Cold Warriors - Wolves & Buffalos

Awesome Wolf-video
I watched this video already , and I can guarantee , it's amazing/powerful connection bet Wolves & Bison . That's the main reason , I will shop that soon as well I honestly , strongly recommended for "those" who possess a "Wild-feelings inside" , no regret ...
Sincerely ,
RW

Great Nature Film
This item was purchased for my grandchildren & they really enjoyed it. Would like to find more of these types of films.



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Randy Rides Alone - Digitally Remastered (Amazon.com Exclusive)

An Undercover Investigation
Randy Rides Alone, 1934 film

A man on a horse looks down from a hill to a walled home. He enters the "Halfway House" to find two bodies! A player piano runs on. A cabinet is open. A wanted poster has a message. Six men ride up, one writes a note. Blamed on circumstantial evidence? A woman comes out of hiding. What does she know? A store owner rides out of town to visit some men and change his clothes. But Rogers' money couldn't be found by the bandits. Miss Sally visits the jail. "You don't look like a killer." Randy Bowers was sent by the "Adams Express Company". "The prisoner got away!" Shots are fired. Will Sally sell the "Halfway House"? No. Randy is pursued but gets away, and returns. The Sheriff and his men return, then pursue Randy across a creek. Randy escapes but is caught by that gang.

Their boss forces Randy to join. Can they force Sally to sell out? The gang has dynamite planted in case of an attack by the law. They bring in Sally and lock her up. Can...





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John Dies At The End

As a stand alone movie, it's pretty awesome. As an adaptation, not so much.
This movie is losing a star because of how poorly adapted it was. We all know that adaptations are iffy and even hardcore fans of something will accept before viewing that a movie will leave parts out, some of those parts their favorites. But many very important character developments were left out as well as very chilling and mind-blowing elements. The first hour was a wonderful experience, even with the few minor changes. The last half hour was rushed and confusing, jumbling up several sub plots in a very lazy way.

~THERE WILL BE SPOILERS. SPOILERS WILL BE MARKED WITH A STAR~

I'll start out with the PROS:

-Great casting, great acting. Dave and John were portrayed just as they should have been and Chase Williamson's facial expressions and line delivery were especially good. John was just as ridiculous as he should have been and his whole demeanor was very "book John". Doug Jones is one of my favorites and I loved that he was Robert North (changed to...

Its only flaw is that it should have been longer
I'll begin by admitting that I'm an unapologetic David Wong fan-boy; I own both the JDatE novel and the sequel in hardcover, and I've been following the progress of this film since day one of the announcement. The release of the film has been on my mind for months, and I watched this tonight with my heart in my throat.

Is it as good as the book? No.

It's also not as long. And it's in a completely different medium. And there is absolutely no way on earth that the film could EVER have looked and sounded exactly the way that I imagined it. The film is quite altered from the text in some places, and yet beat-for-beat in others ... and sometimes, the changes were jarring. Many of my favorite lines and scenes from the book didn't make the cut, and some of the changes were inexplicable to me.

But for fans of Wong's writing, this a damn good adaptation: created by people who truly love the source material ... even if, in some instances, it seems like they...

A soy sauce revelation
"John Dies at the End" is based on the novel by David Wong (a pseudonym for author Jason Pargin). It's director Don Coscarelli's ("Phantasm," "Bubba Ho-Tep") first feature film in ten years. The horror comedy did make the rounds at certain film festivals in 2012, but is getting a limited theatrical run in certain markets in 2013 and is already available on demand. If you've never read Wong's novel, you don't really know what you're getting yourself into. Reception thus far has been mostly negative labeling the film as incredibly bizarre without much of a payoff, but that isn't entirely accurate. Speaking as someone who's a stickler for solid writing in cinema, this is a rare instance where a film can still be pretty enjoyable without everything making sense.

Dave (Chase Williamson) is sitting in a dimly lit Chinese restaurant telling his unbelievable story to a reporter named Arnie (Paul Giamatti) and it's a doozy. After Dave is able to analyze everything about the change...

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Ember Days

Like buying a zoo of mythology!
I first bought this film because I needed another DVD case but, after a crazy mishap between a pencil sharpener, eels, and a box of condoms, I found myself watching the film. I'm unsure if it was my curiosity with dreadlocks or my distrust of Christian theology but I found the film... educational. I give the film 5 stars for great cinematography, acting, and for the comprehensive features and usability the rituals rituals in Ember Days.

Micro budget movie with great music
I loved the sound track and this movie way out preformed its budget. The actors worked for free and provided their own costumes.

Poorly made!
The best thing about this video was the theme song and Becca Kelso. The rest was awful! I was sorry Becca was even in it. She's great, but the rest was poor, poor, poor!

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Hello Dolly! [Blu-ray]

The Last Great Hollywood Musical
The debates over this film have been raging for years, and now that HELLO, DOLLY! has been released on DVD, they're likely to continue for years to come. Opinions are certain to vary, but let's clear up a few misconceptions right from the start -

After 20th Century-Fox purchased the screen rights to HELLO, DOLLY!, producer/screenwriter Ernest Lehman was fairly certain he'd be asking Carol Channing to recreate her stage performance for the film - that is, until he saw her in the 1967 movie THOROUGHLY MODERN MILLIE; to put it as delicately as possible, her features didn't translate well to the big screen. Fox executives were equally doubtful about Channing, so the search began for a new Dolly. After flirting with (and subsequently dropping) the idea of Elizabeth Taylor, the leading candidate became Barbra Streisand. The powers-that-be suspected (correctly) she was headed for major film stardom, and they hoped a fresh, younger Dolly would give the multi-million dollar project...

Dolly Delights
HELLO DOLLY has received a bum rap over the years. Its oversized budget and colossal New York-circa-1890 back lot set is said to have sunk 20th Century Fox. This is far from the truth.

Now, almost 35 years later, DOLLY can be seen in proper perspective: it's a well-done, old-fashioned movie musical. Its only sin is that is dresses up a flimsy Broadway musical in the form of a big-time movie musical. Let's face it, HELLO DOLLY's book features situation-comedy type scenes of hiding in closets and mistaken identities. It doesn't have the weight of the Nazis (i.e. SOUND OF MUSIC) or the Americana of OKLAHOMA. It is, nevertheless, frothy fun -- with a great, hummable score!

Barbra Streisand is also blamed for accepting the role of Dolly Levi, too. Dolly should be middle-aged; Streisand was 27. Also, Carol Channing was famous for the part (she won a Tony for it) and Streisand is considered to have "stolen" the movie from Channing. (I personally could not fathom watching...

THIS DVD IS AWESOME
I got my advance review copy for the region 1 release of Hello Dolly and had to write a review here. This is one of my favorite films, and I will concentrate on the tech specs for the disc. It is enhanced for widescreen 16:9 and says Dolby Surround on the packaging but is actually Dolby Digital 4.0. This is one of the best sound transfers I have yet seen for a classic film. There's no doubt that original master tapes were used for the sound transfer. The seperation is so good, the voices of the singers move from left to right with extreme clarity, and when the entire cast is singing, it reminds me of the best of the RCA VICTOR recordings, the ensemble comes at you from all around including the surround. I give the sound a 5 out of 5.

The video quality is another story and a good one. This is flawless, it is like watching a new movie. It is so clear it almost seems like 3d on my Sony front projector. The colors have been restored and I believe the transfer was from 70mm negatives...

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Dream

I am satisfied with this great purchase!
I do not know much to say about my purchase. I am a huge Kim Ki Duk fan. I love his movies ( The Isle, 3 Iron, Time, Bad Guy) and I love Korean cinema and culture in general. I even went as far as to learn the Korean language which I use often. The shipping was quick I hardly had to wait, even though this is a DVDR the packaging and picture quality and sound where top quality. As for the film, it is a dark surreal fantasy film using both Korean and the Japanese language between the two main characters. I recommend this film for any Kim Ki Duk fans, or anyone willing to watch something different than the typical Hollywood over budget blow everything up or silly romantic comedy.





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