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The Joe Louis Story
There has never been a more complete fighter than Joe Louis having all the attributes in
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one compact explosive package that made him the greatest heavyweight boxer of all time. He was world heavyweight champion from June 1937 to March 1949; his reign o...
Plot: A serviceable, if stilted, biopic about the eponymous hero in boxing and racial equality, who became heavyweight champ in the '30s despite overwhelming prejudice and Max Schmelling. Real-life boxer Coley Wallace brings a boxer's authenticity to his portrayal of Joe Louis. This film intersperses real-life footage of the great man in action. THE JOE LOUIS STORY was banned in certain parts of the American south when it was originally released.
Release details
DVD Region: Region 0 (All Regions)
Studio(s): QUANTUM LEAP; EDS
Release date: 26/01/2004
No of Discs: 1
Catalogue No: QLDVD 0370
Barcode: 5032711003709
Screenwriter: Robert Sylvester
DVD Description
A serviceable, if stilted, biopic about the eponymous hero in boxing and racial equality, who became heavyweight champ in the '30s despite overwhelming prejudice and Max Schmelling. Real-life boxer Coley Wallace brings a boxer's authenticity to his portrayal of Joe Louis. This film intersperses real-life footage of the great man in action. THE JOE LOUIS STORY was banned in certain parts of the American south when it was originally released.
Advantages: all the best bits on one disc, tons of extras Disadvantages: n/a
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The sketches on the DVD have a running time of 142 mins, with an added 77 mins of extras! The extras include;
- The Story of Adam and Joe
(A 40 minute journey through Adam and Joe's home video and out-take archive)
- Baaadad Revisited
(Mr Buxton presents the highlights of his reviews)
- The Best of Vinyl Justice
(Highlights of the best raids)
- Adam and Joe's World of Sound
(30 minutes of songs, prank calls and "random audio nonsense")
- Ken Korda: Making it in the Movies
- Ken Korda: Making the Band
(Ken -an idiotic media entrepreneur undertaking absurd pop cultural projects in the real world)
- Play the toymovies from one menu
- Commentaries
Despite having been involved with projects before and after The Adam and Joe Show, it is their most popular and well-known creation...
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Advantages: Great Family film Disadvantages: Made my son cry!
...Mighty Joe Young is a lovely Disney film which a saw a few years ago but also managed to pick up on DVD for my husband last week as he said he would like to watch it again. He is not related to King Kong as my hubby has told my boys but he is just another large gorilla!
The film starts with a gorilla and a young girl both becoming orphans as poachers kill both their parents. The mother worked in the jungle looking after the gorillas and trying to stop them from being hunted and killed. The daughter Jill, played by Charlie Theron, promises her mother that she will stay in the jungle and continue doing her work and also look after Joe the gorilla now he also has no mother.
The film then moves on to the present day where we see a group of men going out into the jungle in search of animals to kill. Amongst this group is a zoologist...
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Advantages: It's Adam and Joe! Disadvantages: None that I can think of
...of 2004 this fine best of DVD was released onto the market, the RRP was £19.99 but I picked it up for £3.99 more recently.
Whats the Adam and Joe Show DVD?
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Well its basically the 4 series' of Adam and Joe condensed intto a couple of hours on 1 fine DVD, eacgh series is presented seperatly on 80's twinged menu screen, the teletext one springs instantly to mind. The DVD features many funny clips, including "Toyspotting" , Adam and Joe busking in Covent Garden, ending up with a street robbery, the fantastic "Bobby De Niro song", and the even better popping candy in the mouth with a can of Coke. It sounds pretty peurile but it's far better than that.
Any extras?
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Yes a shed load, they are as follows;
1.THE STORY OF ADAM & JOE, this is a funny look back at Adam and Joe...
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