It is better to watch this in the movie theater than at home
935942
I think it is better to watch this in theater than watching at home since
theater has a good equipment.
4885138
Yes, I know there are people that love this movie, but they clearly did not see the Broadway version or hear the music from the cd with Andrea McArdle. This is an action paced movie and it probably appeals to those who like that kind of stuff, but for those of us who know something about music and are familiar with the original know that this is inferior. Read the bad reviews of this movie and that is what I think. Should have not left out some of the songs, should have not taken place 4th of July. I love Carol Burnett and she does do a good job in this, but a little too drunk. I think the writers overdid it. Don't rememberher being so much in the play. I wrote a review of the Disney version and it the Disney version is better than this mess, but not as good as the Broadway Version with Andrea McArdle. I haven't seen it, but I was in a local production with the Broadway version. They should have made Bernadette Peters a ditsy blonde in this, but she comes off too smart. They kept her ditsy in the Disney Version. I will have to say that the Disney Version should have not had a black love interest for Daddy Warbucks. I'm not trying to be racist but it just doesn't make sense for the Depression era to have a mixed relationship.  They should have gotten Rebecca Luker(Miriam the Librarian on Broadway and a friend of mine. She would have been perfect for Grace. Not too impressed with Ann Reinking in this version as Grace. At least Audra McDonald in the Disney version can sing the way it should be. Ann is more of a dancer. If you have never seen the Broadway version or heard the original or seen the Disney version you might like this, but it is inferior to the original. So save your money and buy the Disney version and buy the Andrea McArdle version on cd. Too bad that version is not on tape.
178011
So-so. There are better movies available, so don't waste your time and money here.
3229752
It's something to watch, but not a good movie.
670330
I really wanted to like this movie much more than I did, although I think there were several inspired performances which raised the movie from ho-hum to somewhat better than average. The biggest problem with the movie was that it has been done before, and much better: "The Dead Poet's Society" and "The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie" are two movies that instantly leap to my mind. In my opinion, the movie emphasized the wrong characters: the young women played by Kristen Dunst and Julia Stiles were far less interesting than the Maggie Gyllenhaal and Juliet Stevenson characters (the Stevenson character left the movie far too early). The marriage vs career script was for the most part uninspiring and ho-hum. The characters, except for Gyllenhaal and Dunst, were pretty much divided up between all good and all bad; Dunst's mother was a stock villain who seemed straight out of that classic of the early 1960s, "A Summer Place."
The outstanding performances of the movie were turned in by Julia Roberts and Marcia Gay Harden, playing women totally opposite from each other who became friends of sorts. Ms Harden did an excellent job of portraying a woman so scared of living that she would rather stay home to watch a game show on televison than go out for a night on the town with the friend who would soon be leaving forever. That scene neatly forshadowed the rest of the characer's life, hunkering down to protect herself from the world. Roberts performance was vastly underrated: it will be a long time before I forget how skillfully she portrayed the humiliation her character felt when tormented on her first day in the classroom by her students.
More bonus material on the DVD would have been welcome, but this seems to be getting to be fairly standard for regularly priced DVDs.
1551887
I was first going to give GOGL 3 stars, but it's better than "It's Okay."  I like to watch these schlock B horror flicks while I'm working on various projects in my shop.  It's just something in the background.  Once in awhile, a movie comes along that actually makes me pay more attention to it and rewind it at times to catch what I missed.  I'll probably go back and watch this movie on the big TV with a bowl of popcorn in a couple of days so I can really pay attention to it.

GOGL works as its creators intended:  Low budget horror / comedy.  It's a good ol' fashioned haunted house story.  The overacting is intentional and almost always perfectly timed, the music adds to the whole schlock effect, the one-line zingers are the pinnacle of sarcastic humor, and it's just overall very entertaining.  Scary? It's probably scary for some fans of haunted house movies.  And it's certainly creepier and scarier than Ghostbusters.  But, no shivers up my spine.  That's okay, though.  I knew within the first couple of minutes of the movie that it's better made than most Bs and wasn't going to scare me.  That's a matter of personal taste and preference.  It doesn't mean the movie is a failure.

Watched it again- this deserves 3 stars.  Not anything I'm going to watch a third time.  Probably wouldn't have watched it a 2nd time had I been really paying attention to it the first time.
440293
If you love this movie, and I do because it's rewatchable, then this disc is for you because since it's the director's cut it gives you much more story. Too much actually. I can see why it was cut down for the theater to bring it in under two hours, but the added story and story lines explain a lot more about the characters and their motivations. It's still a fun movie to watch but I doubt I'd watch this full version more than once or twice.
919143
I just got this dvd for xmas and watched it while scratching my head wondering why it was not as good as i remember. while watching the film i keep thinking to myself i swear there's a few scenes missing and wonder if im really crazy are not, i come on here to find the same complaints. while in the theater the movie was one of the best horror film i've seen in years, this weak and boring version that was put out at more than double the price of admission to the theater makes me wish i only had the memory of the theatrical version in my head. i only give 3 stars for the xtra features which i never watch anyway. now that ive watched this butchered version i hope whoever i give it to never saw it in the theater. i just don't understand why they have made these scene cuts that overall hurt the film. this is another reason why people download material for free. cuz why pay $25 to get ripped off by millionares. what a way to ruin a good movie. ill just go watch the real halloween dvd when i want to see something amazing.
2979243
Went to see the movie version of this on Christmas day.  This video of the Broadway play is much better.  As talented an actress as Meryl Streep is, Bernadette Peters is much better in the role of the witch.  All in all, the actors in the Broadway version play their roles much better than the movie actors.

I still enjoyed the movie version, but would give it 3 stars compared to this version
704685
I remembered this movie being better than it actually was on a re-watch; it has a film student feel to it, and I didn't end up completing watching the film, as it was difficult to watch the sub-par cinematography.
4502308
It is hard to recreate a live show and the director did not try to do that.  I have seen Rent several times when it was still on tour and this movie does not come close to doing the story any justice.  The movie took out a few numbers and changed the context of some of the story.  It seems to drag on at times, which is disappointing.  It is nice to see several members from the original cast, but event hey can't make this a great buy.  I think the "Live" version is a much better purchase.
2643410
So so movie, glad I didn't go to the theatre to see it, thanks Amazon prime for offering movies all inclusive in the membership you're the best but not all the movies!
3682874
The first movie was OK, about average, but the difference between the two movies, outside of the characters is bad. It is not a movie I want to watch again.
4486812
In many ways, these are rather BAD movies.  First off, the acting in both the original and the sequel can be rather stiff.  Secondly, if I were a parent today, I might not want my kids seeing a movie that has one-night stands and other less child-friendly attitudes towards the reading of porno magazines ("Oui" is being read by one of the crooks in "The Amazing Dobermans").  The main reason I was somewhat disappointed by this movie was simple:  Too much time spent on people, not enough time spent on the dogs.

When the focus is on the dogs and the humans who love and handle them, much of the film is as good as I remember from when I was a 7-year-old boy.  When the film focuses on the humans, I recall how parents were uneasy about this movie from the start.  Someone on this board suggested that the movie might be ripe for a Disney remake.  I'm intrigued and curious as to what should or might be cleaned-up.  The plot has to be about dogs being trained for a heist (not, normally, an ethical thing to do): the first film is about a bank heist; the second is about the stealing of illegal campaign funds.  There's much potential, but as the originals show, there are many ways to mess it up.  Still, I have a fondness for these films.  Amazingly, a fine and more-than-competent Alan Silvestri did the music for both.  He latter did the music for "Forrest Gump" and many other good soundtracks.
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1929168
This movie is not that good, but if you're a fan of sci-fi then you will eventually have to see it like I did.  Although I like the genre, fair is fair, and many other movies are better.  The less you get your hopes up, the greater your chance to enjoy the movie.  My fiancee, who never saw a sci-fi movie before asked me to turn this off after five minutes.  We did go on to watch Aliens vs. Predator (AVP), which she loved, to give a comparison.  However this, with all that being said, doesn't mean the movie won't be fun to watch.

As a trivia note, I inadvertently watched this movie back to back with AVP, and the similarities in the beginning at least were extraordinary.  I presume this is due to both John Bruno on the set of both, and that both storylines were based on Dark Horse comic books.

This is a fun popcorn movie.  The effects are gory on occasion and schlockey.  There are the occasional presence of von Neumann machines, but are not as nearly threatening as the Replicators in the Stargate series.  The movie title `Virus' works on a few levels.
3681374
It is a good movie, not for little ones, but if you have teenagers at home, you can have a movie night.
20509
This movie was alright, but it would make much more sense to rent this for a buck than to buy it. As a chick flick enthusiast, this movie does not pass the bar, but meets the bare minimum for a "feel good" movie.