No joke. Cesar Romero perfectly captured as the prince clown of crime!
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When the classic Batman series was cancelled 45 years ago and started it's long trek down syndication road, it was looted with more land mines than most copyright material should have to endure. After sitting on the sidelines through the advent of the VHS age as well as the rise and decline of the dominant DVD era, it seemed unlikely I would ever witness the series released to DVD or Blu-ray, let alone seeing a figure line detailing the likeness of these actors. Suffice to say 2014 has been an unforgettable year because I not only got the series crystal clear on Blu-ray, but all the figures I could possibly imagine or dare dream about. This is one of them.

Created in the classic Mego style, this Joker figure has all the charm and likeness to pay proper service to the iconic Cesar Romero creation. Properly dressed in his 60's era wardrobe, this figure accurately captures all of the details that made Romero's interpretation a timeless classic. The clothes are tailored well and complete with jacket, vest, shirt, tie, and classic pin-strip pants. The head sculpt has a genuine likeness of the actor that INCLUDES the indication of Romero's iconic mustache. Paints are expertly done to capture the classic clown makeup. The body is not strung too tight so it moves in any given position all classic Megos enjoy. No other accessories are present with this figure.

FTC offers the standard re-sealable clamshell along with a backer card with classic images of Cesar Romero from the show. It's a series 45 years in the making. If you're a long time fan of the show... DON'T PASS THESE UP! They're well worth the money. An instant classic.
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If you are a fan of the tv show, this is the movie you have been waiting for.  It's no-holds-barred!  None of the curse words has been bleeped out, and the fellas perform stunts that are just insane -- and that's really saying something!  If you've never seen the tv show, you will become a faithful viewer after you see this movie. The very best, not-to-be-missed stunts: the fireworks Bam sets off his his parents' bedroom; a demented, masochistic Henry Rollins driving a Hummer over rough terrain as a guy gets tattooed in the back seat; the roller disco inside a circling tractor trailer; and all the other scenes that involve Bam Margera tormenting his parents! I like the brilliant opening shot of all the guys -- Knoxville, Wee Man, Bam Margera, Ryan Dunn, etc.,  -- speeding down the road in an oversized shopping cart as CARMINA BURANA booms in the background. Certain scenes, however, are a little difficult to endure, i.e. the yellow snow cone and the paper cuts. Yet the movie is still loads of demented fun!
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Fantastic. None of us had seen the show, but it worked perfectly as thematic violent worker placement game. Some of my favorite moments from the game were: 1.) A 3-way Mexican Standoff at a liquor store resulting in 6 "dudes" (they're not called meeples in this game) sent to the hospital. 2.) A lone prospect calling for backup as a whole gang rolled up on him. 3.) Aroop's life of crime resulting in one of his members having to take the fall and go to jail. 4.) Getting greedy dealing too much contraband on the black market, flooding the economy, and forcing all us to sell at a lower price.
The sign of a great game is one you want to laugh and talk about when you're done.
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Absolutely hysterical, the casting is perfect and Louis C.K. is incredibly entertaining.
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Rowan Atkinson is charmingly evil in the lead role.  Somehow twisting his face to look a human rat,  he plots and schemes his way to his own destruction in his quest to become the king.  (Which he does, albeit for a few seconds.)  Being a BBC production,  it's rather like watching a goofy version of I, Claudius.  It's a tribute to Atkinson's skills as a performer,  that even after all his dire deeds,  he is still a pathetic figure at the end.  Wonderful program!
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When I first saw Tortilla Heaven in a theater in East LA, it was clear that it was a family favorite. The Latinos in the audience, seemed to enjoy the villagers in this fable set in the imaginary town of Falfurrias, New Mexico. There is a timelessness of the story that should make it have a long shelf life at your local video stores. The cast is chock full of Latino, mainly Chicano cast. Most notably, George Lopez (George Lopez Show) as a goof ball sheriff, Miguel Sandoval (Medium) as the devil incarnate, Ana Ortiz (Ugly Betty) as his co-hort, Irene Bedard (Smoke Signals) as a hapless civil service worker, Elaine Miles (Northern Exposure) as a farmer's defiant wife, Lupe Ontiveros (Desperate Housewives) as a henpecking mother-in law, Elpidia Carrillo (Predator) as a strong wife, Alexis Cruz (Shark) as an idealistic young man, Del Zamora (Repo Man) as a henpecked son, Jose Zuniga (Crooklyn) is the maker of the tortilla that is the centerpiece of this comedy. For you see, the tortilla has the burned image of Jesus on it. There is even the legendary Olivia Hussey (Zefferelli's Romeo & Juliet) in a supporting role as a free thinking nudist. The cinematography is outstanding. Music is fine in a funny sort of way. This is funny little sweet movie with heart. I took my nieces and my mother and we all laughed and enjoyed ourselves. My father even chuckled several times and liked the ending very much. I am happy to see this family film, finally come out on DVD. I am on the fan website for Tortilla Heaven, so they have alerted me, that it comes out on DVD soon. We have been waiting to buy this movie and show it to our friends. For a family film, it can't be beat!
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A Tarantino masterwork! With elements of both "Roots" and "Blazing Saddles', this is an amazingly compelling story that will have anyone rolling in the aisles with laughter! Foxx is outstanding in the title role,Waltz is his usual engaging persona as the bounty-hunter traveling dentist, DiCaprio is a convincing malevolent slavemaster, and the supporting cast members include Kerry Washington as Django's wife,Samuel L. Jackson as a white-haired devoted retainer on DiCaprio's house staff,as well as a host of Tarantino's repertory cronies (Michael Parks,Walton Goggins,Robert Carradine). Oscar-winning tribute to the spaghetti-westerns of the '60s and '70s. A must-have in your collection!
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Simply put...the title of this review says it all.  If you're a fan of seeing regular people having fun but getting themselves clobbered "Warner Bros / old school Bugs Bunny" style...then this is the show for you.  My only wish is that everyday could be made more humorous and brilliant with a new episode of Most Extreme Elimination Challenge.  Kudos to the comics who narrate the episodes and make the images of super-impossible-silliness even better!  Enjoy this show!  5+ stars for sheer happiness.

Jonathan Fellion

US Army, Korea
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Cosimo Barletta was a viciously self-serving businessman, a difficult father, a nasty womanizer and a loan shark who gloried in ruining people. Half the town had good reason to murder him. Bizarrely, he is twice-murdered on the same morning -- by poison and then, when already dead, by a gunshot to the head. Inspector Montalbano and his team hardly know where to start on this case.

Besides offering an absorbing police investigation. this book has great fun with all the usual characters. Tommaseo, the sex-obsessed prosecutor falls ill with excitement over all the unsavory carnal activity in this case. The foul-tempered coroner Dr. Pasquano gets especially rude and insulting if he's lost at poker the night before. Catarella continues to garble every message he gives Montelbano at the office. The inspector's long-distance girlfriend Livia always suspects Montalbano of lying to her (and he usually is). The inspector's two detectives exhibit their usual foibles.

I never tire of Camilleri's gags, which have a consistent flavor, yet feel fresh every time. Happily, there are plenty of hilarious bits in this book. I also enjoyed the inspector's moments of pleasure in the Sicilian sunshine and sea air -- and his glutinous appetite for good food (and his horror over squishy pasta). His ecstasy over his housekeeper's pasta 'ncasciata was so moving, I googled the recipe. And then there's Montalbano's attack of loneliness, his kindness to a vagrant, and his ultimate compassion for the killer to add poignancy to the narrative.

Camilleri again proves himself to be a master of comedy and tragedy combined in A Nest of Vipers. The translation seemed good to me. I could feel the Sicilian sea breeze, and the quirkiness of Montalbano's turbulent stream of consciousness came through vividly.
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Much like what Sergio Leone did for ''spaghetti westerns', John Woo put his stamp on 'Sweet And Sour Easterns' with this film. Yun Fat Chow certainly has this coolness and likability about him. And Danny Lee as well, as the unrelenting cop in pursuit. As violent and sickeningly sweet this movie is, it's also quite funny in places. The photogenic standoff where the cop confronts the killer at the blind love's abode is brilliantly suspenseful and hilarious. And may well be the antithesis for Mike Judge's 'Beavis & Butthead' (Though in this, Butthead & Numb Nuts has a better ring to it.) Over the top, yes! Overly sappy, yes! Overly violent, hell yes! But also very touching, funny and sad in many places. All in all, a fun movie that shows the many sides to John Woo.
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Only the finest entertainment can amuse everyone on every intellectual level (RE: Bugs Bunny)... from bewildered children (who are amused by the seeming simplicity of the show) to adults who enjoy the finer nuances of sly humor so abundant in the Simpsons. This IS when the Simpsons begin to take off into television humor previously unknown. Best of all, we have the famous (and my personal favorite) RALPH WIGGUM coming into his own during this season (and he's prominently positioned on the cover... no surprise!!). Can't wait for season 5!!!!!!
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AS WELL LOADS OF LAUGHS! WE LOVED IT, AND HAVE WATCHED IT TWICE SINCE LAST EVENING!  PHOTOGRAPHY, SHARP, CRISP COLORS, AND GREAT AC-3 SOUND ALL ADD UP TO A ROLLICKING FUN FEST. STILLER HAS NEVER BEEN MORE EVIL, AND VINCE VAUGHN AND HIS TEAM-NEVER MORE HUMILITATINGLY FUNNY. IT IS A LAUGHFEST FROM START TO HILARIOUS FINISH.  PUT IT UNDER THE TREE OF ANYONE THAT ENJOYS AN OBSCENE LAUGHFEST.
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I am a huge fan of Addam's Family. The show and both of these movies. In fact, I love these movies even more than the show. Angelica Houston was born to play Morticia, Christina Ricci was born to play Wednesday, and everyone else was perfect for their role as well. It's hilarious and pulled off perfectly in every way.
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Seeing Cesar Romero running around in long handles is hilarious, but the ice skating numbers are great.  Sonja is in top form here and this movie has lots of laughs, (including the slap) and more.  I pull it out when I want a good laugh.
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My kids discovered those 'Charlie the Unicorn' YouTube videos recently and have been playing them constantly, which is to say, I've watched a lot of Charlie lately. I got the same feeling reading Bucket of Face as I get watching Charlie - puzzled intrigue about where the story was going, delight at the bizarrely funny moments scattered throughout, and mild shock (in a good way) over the smattering of violence.

The story is that of aptly-named doughnut shop worker Charles Baker and his girlfriend, who is an anthropomorphic kiwi fruit. In this story, a mysterious pollen released years before suddenly gave life to inanimate fruit. These fruit talk and have spindly arms and legs that, in my mind, looked just like the dancing letters in the Charlie video. One day, a banana and an apple enter the doughnut shop and commence with blowing each other away in a disputed Mafia exchange, leaving behind a case full of (worthless Zimbabwean) cash and a specimen bucket full of, well, faces.

Like any good bizarro book does, Bucket takes this familiar crime novel setup and runs with it, in ways that only bizarro can. Enter a hit tomato named Roma, who happens to be a huge Michael Jackson fan for good reason, and his Strawberry sidekick. They want what Charles took, and no one gets away completely unscathed. Eric Hendrixson combines several odd plot lines that seem unconnected and manages to combine them for an inventive, funny, and in the end, rational conclusion. Bucket of Face is perfect bizarro fun - action, emotion, violence, and outlandish weirdness, all wrapped together in an exceedingly entertaining story. And my new favorite character name of all time may now be Edith Aridcunny. Bravo, Mr. Hendrixson.
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When I heard that Volume 2 of the ZIM series had came out, I reacted almost immidatly. I ordered it from here, and waited impatiently for it to come. When I got home from a particularly rough day of "skool" (sorry), I found a package on my front steps. I didn't even bother to open my front door when I picked it up. I ripped it open, and found this DVD. Let's just say I didn't do my homework that night. I was amazed of the improvement from Volume 1! The episodes were wittier, the characters were less odd-looking animation-wise, and the commentaries were so much funnier! Here are my reviews for all the episodes:

1a: Plague of Babies: 3/5 I don't like this one very  much. It just doesn't appeal to me.

1b: Bloaties Pizza Hog: 4/5 The reason this one is so funny is the way it rips apart places Chuck E Cheese's.

2a: Door to Door: 4.9/5 I love this one! The only flaw is the lazers at the beginning. I didn't think those were funny.

2b: FBI Warning of Doom: 4/5 This one's okay. It's not my favorite but I love the names of the stores (Video Outhouse, House of Lard), and the zombies.

3a: Bolognius Maximus: 5/5 This one is just plain sickening. I love it.

3b: Game Slave 2: 4.5/5 The only bad thing is that Iggins comes back to life at the end of the episode.

4: Battle of the Planets: 5/5 The second half-hour episode, and in my opinion, the third best in the Second Volume.

5: Halloween Spectacular of Spooky Doom: 5/5 Second best in this volume.

6a: Mysterious Mysteries: 4.5/5 The re-enactors MAKE the episode!

6b: Future Dib: 4/5 Overall a good episode, but the monkey is the best.

7a: HOBO 13: 3.5/5 Not that great, except that Skoodge appears again.

7b: Walk For Your Lives: 4.5/5 I loved the "Morbidly Obese Baby Dolls" truck!

8a: MegaDoomer: 5/5 GIR is the best in this episode!

8b: Lice: 4/5 It's okay.

9a: Abducted: 5/5 HILARIOUS!

9b: The Sad, Sad Tale of Chickenfoot: 6/5 One of my all time favorites, and the best on the volume!

So, I hope this helps you realize the greatness that is ZIM, and you will order it right now!
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Nick Nolte and Eddie Murphy play off each other perfectly.  The hard nosed cop and the savvy convict.  And James Remar plays the quintessential psycho criminal.  A great mixture of crime drama and comedy taking you on an epic chase.