Envy DVD

Advantages: Ben Stiller, Jack Black, Barry Levionson
Disadvantages: Ben Stiller, Jack Black, Barry Levionson

...that will make dog poo disappear. In fact, he is so confident of his plan to launch Va-Poo-Rize that he gets an old scientist to develop a formula and asks Tim to become a partner by investing $2 000. Tim declines, assuming it is another one of Nick's scatterbrained schemes that will never get off the ground . He is proven wrong when Nick's spray is a hit with dog lovers and he is soon rolling in dough. Filthy rich beyond belief, Nick enjoys living the high life in his huge mansion, which replaced his previous small abode, and he gets a flashy sports car with a number plate that reads CACA KING. Jealous of Nick's fortune and his stupidity over not going 50/50 with him, Tim's life is thrown into disarray and he eventually loses his job; befriends J-Man (played by Christopher Walken), who fuels his envy and adds more chaos to his stressed life... Read review

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Advantages: None at all.
Disadvantages: Unlikable characters, wandering plot, utter nonense.

...Jack Black is a funny guy. Ben Stiller is a funny guy with the right material. Barry Levinson has written and directed some very funny films. So how on earth did this ever turn out to be one of the worst excuses for a comedy that I have ever had the misfortune to sit through? It's not surprised to learn that Envy sat on the shelf collecting dust for two years before it was actually released. The simple answer is that it's just not funny. If Jack Black hadn't suddenly become huge with School Of Rock, I'd expect it to still be sitting on that shelf, or if it was very, very lucky, going straight to video. Envy centres on two best friends in menial jobs, Tim (Stiller) and Nick (Black). Nick constantly comes up with insane inventions. When he comes up with 'Vapoorize' (yes, with two o's) that eliminates doggie waste, and offers Tim... Read review

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Advantages: Christopher Walken, Rachel Weisz
Disadvantages: A script with wider holes in it than the Thames

...invention things start to fall apart for Tim when he decides not to invest 2 thousand dollars in Nick's idea. As he lets envy get the better of him his wife leaves him and he gets fired, while Nick carries on getting richer and richer. His only help comes in the form of an aging Hippy (Christopher Walken) who seems to think he can answer all of Tim's problems, but are they really the answers he's looking for. There was part of me that from the start wanted to love this film. The cast was really quite impressive and promised so much but the story was the biggest let down of the lot. No matter how much I tried to like it I just couldn't see the point in the script and more importantly there was no obvious reason why it was classed as a comedy. The direction is quite simple and seemingly just lets the film flow. Whether this is down to Levinson... Read review

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Advantages: two whole hours of Bon Jovi at there best
Disadvantages: couldn't find any

...Having seen Bon Jovi three times in concert it is never quite the same watching the shows on dvd. However The Crush Tour dvd manages to capture the atmosphere as you watch the huge crowd excitedly waiting for their heroes to take the stage. I then sang along to old favorites as well as many new songs from the Crush album. Jon and the boys are at their rocking best,enjoying themselves which shows in the dazzaling performance. One lucky lady gets to dance with Jon to the envy of myself and most of the ladies(and some of the men) in the audience no doubt. After the fantastic concert i still had 30 mins of backstage antics to enjoy. plus the two great videos for Its My Life and Say It Isn't So. I highly recommend this dvd for any Bon Jovi fan.... Read review

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Advantages: An exceelnt watch
Disadvantages: none

...Murder is going to happen to who , and when and where and by who is just all that we have to worry about. Seven. wot more can i say. this film is one of the best ever to have been seen. Seven deadly sins . Seven ways to die. each of which are more sick and twisted and cunning then u could imagine. Gluttony, the first , greed, sloth , envy, wrath , pride , lust. each of these are just as mysterious as the next. no one knows whos is doing these fowl murders and nobody knows why they are doing. Detectives , Brad Pitt and Morgan Freeman, are sent to investigate , both of these actors paly excellent parts and each of them is doign it for different reasons. Murder is... Read review

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Advantages: Cast, storyline
Disadvantages: None

...A purely breathtaking film, which is unbelievable to think it was created by pure imagination. A film for all the family, for kids and adults, to grasp everyone and keep them focused on the film from beginning to end, until that final scene. A stark contrast to Matthew Vaughn former film Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels, encased in this film is a true gem which entails everything from, heroes to villains, magic to sourcery, romance to envy, the film envisages all of these, a star studded cast have pulled this off effectively through the combination of old heads like De Niro to the younger generation of Charlie Cox. Based on a fairy tale novel, Tristan the hero of the story seeks out a fallen star for a girl he loves, but upon his discovery a love story un-ravels and a story of betrayals and a fight for the kingdom ensues. Truly... Read review

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