About this product: I bought this, thinking it was an additional volume of episodes of the one I bought that was released in 2008. In fact, it's the same episodes, with 2 missing from the earlier edition.
Obviously, I wouldn't have bought this if I had known it was the same thing. Also, the title has been altered slightly. The first one I bought mentions the years 1962-1957. This new volume says 1961-1967, so naturally I thought new episodes were being released. So, as I said, What a Crock to the eggheads who released this in a misleading manner. Beware.
About this product: For the first time on DVD, join host Allen Ludden as he presides over two celebrity contestant teams trying to guess that elusive one-word answer. Spanning from the early 60s all the way up to the mid 70s, an array of celebrities including Nancy Sinatra, Woody Allen and Sammy Davis Jr. try to deduce their respective passwords with often hilarious results. Highlighting some of the funniest episodes and toughest clues, this set is sure to entertain the whole family.
About this product: The third season of the popular shonen (boy's) show Dragon Ball Z continues the adventures of Goku and Gohan on Namek, Piccolo's home planet. Goku, who has been in a regeneration tank since the end of season 2, recovers just in time to challenge the sniggering Frieza, one of the most grating villains in anime history. Having defeated Gohan, Krillin, Vegeta, and Piccolo, Frieza takes on Goku in a protracted duel. When he begins to doubt his ability to overcome Goku, Frieza destroys the core of Namek, ensuring it will explode in a matter of minutes. Enraged by the death of Krillin and so many others, Goku transforms into the one thing Frieza fears: a Super Saiyan, a legendary warrior who appears once every 1,000 years. As the seconds tick away, the two most powerful individuals in the universe duke it out. While they're beating the soba out of each other, King Kai hatches a plan to use the Dragon Balls of Earth and Namek to ensure a happy ending. As the battle between Goku and Frieza intensifies, the kicks and punches fly, producing titanic explosions. But the duel goes on for more than 20 episodes: With only a limited budget and crude special-effects techniques at their disposal, the filmmakers have to recycle footage endlessly. Dragon Ball Z: Season 3 is more entertaining when the viewer allows a few days to elapse between episodes, rather than indulging in a Super Saiyan marathon. (Rated TV PG. suitable for ages 8 and older: violence, brief nudity, tobacco use, ethnic stereotypes) --Charles Solomon
About this product: Old-school stop-motion animation and fast-paced satire are the hallmarks of this eclectic show created by Seth Green and Matt Senreich. Action figures find new life as players in frenetic sketch-comedy vignettes that skewer TV, movies, music and celebrity. It's television especially formulated for the Attention Deficit Disorder generation.
About this product: The first of two linked OVA series, Password to Treasure plays like a cross between Escaflowne and Slayers. Far in the future, Earth is divided between humans and metamorphic humanoid-animals. Wan turns into a half-tiger whenever he sneezes; Bud becomes a bird when he's embarrassed, and Mei-Mer is a mermaid-princess. They want to recapture the Jinn statues, the totems of their villages, which were stolen by V-Darn and V-Sion, the nasty agents of human leader Czar Master. Both sides are searching for the unknown entity Gaia, and the little girl Yuni is the key to it all. Although the future of humanity is supposedly at stake, the battles are more slapstick than violent. The third episode ends on a cliffhanger leading into the second series, but K.O. Beast is so silly, there's no point quibbling about story structure. (Rated 13 and older: brief nudity, violence, minor profanity, alcohol use) --Charles Solomon
About this product: It is unfortunate (unless your kids speak Spanish) that this movie is subtitled because it gives an important message that should be learned by every young adolescent who surfs the Internet. It is an exciting, even harrowing, story, but one that should make a strong impression. If your children surf the Internet, you can try to see if they can handle subtitled movies. Every young adolescent, especially girls, should be well aware of the dangers lurking on the Internet. There are lots of great subtitled movies that many people miss because they think subtitles are distracting. I can tell you that, after watching scores of subtitled movies, one can easily forget they are reading as they get involved in the story.
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