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List Price: £30.99
Our Price: £21.97
Rated: Suitable for 15 years and over
Staring:
Joe Mantegna, Paget Brewster, Shemar Moore, Matthew Gray Gubler, A.J. Cook
Director:
Anna Foerster, Bobby Roth, Charles Haid, Charles S. Carroll, Edward Allen Bernero
Come the fourth season of Criminal Minds, you’d be right in suspecting that you pretty much knew the drill. Continuing in the vein of the seasons that preceded it, the show once more follows a team of FBI profilers who have to pit their skills against some extremely twisted and unpleasant criminals. That set-up, to be fair, could apply to some degree to many shows, but Criminal Minds continues to have qualities that help punch it above the norm. The cast, for instance, prove to be an able and compelling ensemble, led by Joe Mantegna, with Thomas Gibson and Shemar Moore. Season four of Criminal Minds features 26 episodes, and some involving cases. Among the cases this time are a psychopath with seven murders to their name already, a former cop on a killing spree and a serial arsonist with something against the community. Plus, there’s the resolution to the terrific season three cliffhanger, and an ending to the season that’ll leave you salivating for more. Professional, well-written and often very clever, Criminal Minds is both established and on fine form here. And with more seasons and a spin-off in the offing, there’s plenty more t...
 great series, 2010-08-05
I have watched all the series, and can't wait for the next, its gritty and the characters are believable, although I miss Mandy Patinkin, it doesn't detract from the overall brilliance of the show.
Staring:
Andy Richter, Paget Brewster, Irene Molloy, Jonathan Slavin, James Patrick Stuart
Director:
Andy Ackerman, Bryan Gordon, Jay Chandrasekhar, John Fortenberry, Lee Shallat Chemel
Surreal, 2009-04-12
Brilliant, quite surreal, very funny & very re-watchable. I can't see it turning up on R2 as I've never met anyone who's watched it (I caught it late night on the Paramount Comedy channel, I think). a safe buy.
List Price: £9.99
Our Price: £2.94
Rated: Suitable for 12 years and over
Staring:
Tommy Lee Jones, Christina Milian, Anne Archer, Brian Van Holt, Paget Brewster
Director:
Stephen Herek
Let's face it, sometimes you just want to watch some fluff. The ever-expanding subgenre of cheerleader cinema offers dependable fluff, of which Man of the House is a shiny, frivolous example. After a multiethnic cheerleading squad witnesses a mob execution, Texas Ranger Roland Sharp (Tommy Lee Jones) is assigned to protect them. That's all you need to know--a formulaic plot follows, but the filmmakers recognizes that the formula is known by all so they doesn't waste time with unnecessary exposition. Instead, we go straight to amusing scenes of Sharp teaching the unruly (and scantily clad) girls some discipline and the girls teaching Sharp to loosen up and forge a better relationship with his estranged daughter. It's a one-joke movie, but thanks to Jones' leathery hound-dog face and cowpoke gravitas, the contrast between the girls and Sharp keeps being funny. Of its kind, Man of the House isn't in the same league as Bring It On (pretty much the ne plus ultra of cheerleader movies), but it's head and shoulders over the likes of Sugar & Spice. --Bret Fetzer, Amazon.com
DVD - Man of the House, 2010-06-23
An amusing story that brings out the best in Tommy Lee Jones.
The cheerleader characters are a lot of fun too.
List Price: £7.99
Our Price: £19.92
Rated: To Be Announced
Staring:
Mandy Patinkin, Thomas Gibson, Paget Brewster, Shemar Moore, Matthew Gray Gubler
Director:
Adam Davidson, Edward Allen Bernero, Elodie Keene, Félix Enríquez Alcalá, Glenn Kershaw
Only 5 stars? Not enough., 2008-01-06
You could run out of superlatives when reviewing this awesome series. It's simply the best "cop" series around at the moment. I'll review it on the assumption that you've not seen the first season, but if you have, you know what to expect - except this season gives you even more.
Criminal Minds centres around the BAU (Behavioral Analysis Unit) department of the FBI, and the small team who work there. These profilers analyse the evidence found at crimes - primarily murders, but sometimes kidnappings, arson, etc - and use it to construct a picture of the perpetrator. This show differs from all the other "cop shows" in that it approaches it all from a completely different angle. Where CSI, etc, look at the crime and follow that trail, the BAU's only interest in the crime itself is what it can tell them about the individual/s. And it is absolutely fascinating.
Mandy Patinkin (made famous playing Inigo Montoya in The Princess Bride) plays Jason Gideon, who is, without a doubt, the best character one of these shows has ever produced. He's supremely intelligent, charismatic, perceptive and has more empathy than most characters we now see on tv, let alone on a show of this nature. He's honest, centred, sardonic, and has more integrity in his little finger than Gil Grissom and Columbo combined. In other words, lots. And lots.
Gideon is surrounded by a group of people who mesh incredibly well - the chemistry fairly crackles off the screen sometimes. There's Dr Spencer Reid, a shy, gentle, slightly socially inept genius. Trawl the interweb and you'll discover that most CM fans rate Reid as either their top or joint-top character, and it's an accolade that's well deserved - he's delightful, notwithstanding what he goes through in season 2... but we'll come to that. Derek Morgan in any other show would be the "muscle" of the group - only, CM has managed to create characters that are deeply nuanced and fleshed out, so while Morgan is the most likely to kick in a door or tackle someone to the floor, he's also kind, thoughtful and measured. JJ (played by AJ Cook) is the beautiful blonde who women ought to abjectly despise... but she's loyal, and tough and vulnerable and she's a lovely feminine counterpoint to what is, typically, a fairly masculine genre.
Without giving too much away, we are introduced to a new character called Emily Prentiss, played by Paget Brewster. You may recognise her from her brief stint on Friends as Kathy, the girl Chandler stole from Joey in season 4. She's a welcome addition - warm, honest, witty and loving. Aaron "Hotch" Hotchner (Thomas Gibson, of "Dharma and Greg") is the guy in charge of the BAU, and he's everything you would want a leader to be. He will always do the right thing, by the victims and by his team. He runs a tight ship, and he rarely smiles, but the team would be lost without him. Finally, we have Penelope Garcia, who brings so much sunshine to the show. She's the computer genius who is able to hack any computer and find any information necessary, and she's a big, blonde, geek-chic, idiosyncratic ball of polka-dot and wig-wearing loveliness. All of the characters are given the opportunity to flex their comedy muscles, but it's Garcia who brings the humour to the BAU most frequently.
Three of the main actors - Brewster, Gibson and Patinkin - all made their names in comedies, which will give you an idea of the comedy calibre of CM. It's nothing overt - but it has some beautiful one-liners and dialogue which will make you laugh out loud. This is a nice touch, necessary even, as the scenes which show the crimes taking place, and the aftermath, can be relatively graphic. But, more than that, the writers' ability to create dark, twisted criminal minds is astonishing sometimes. In season 2, you meet one man in particular, Frank, who will make your skin crawl and the hairs on the back of your neck stand on end. He's the greatest anti-hero since Hannibal Lector and the cerebral stand-off between he and Gideon is beautiful television.
We are also introduced to a terrifying, almost unrecognizable James Van Der Beek who kidnaps and tortures one of the main characters - and yet even while you fear him, you'll pity him and want things to be ok for him. In that double-episode, as with every other, Criminal Minds will grab you in the first minute, and keep you on the edge of your seat until it ends. In fact, perhaps one of the greatest strengths of this series is that it really does go deeper in terms of examining why humans do what we do. The focus is on the people (both victim and criminal) psychologically and emotionally, rather than on the crime itself which, after all, is inanimate. It's disconcerting to discover you feel sympathy for a seemingly psychotic murderer, but in places, we see what made someone turn into what they became, and it's hard not to feel for them - that empathy is a testament to the quality of writers of this programme (who, sadly, as I write are on strike).
To encapsulate all of that into one brief paragraph, this show is unbelievably clever, witty and entertaining and I can't recommend it highly enough. I was about to say its lead characters are its greatest triumph, but then I'd be doing its villains and plot-lines a disservice; and if I were to specifically mention those three, that would imply its direction is somehow lacking, which it isn't. Criminal Minds is borderline flawless, whichever way you look at it. If I ever sprout Garcia-like skillz, I'll hack Amazon so I can give it more stars, because it thoroughly deserves them.
Staring:
Joe Mantegna, Paget Brewster, Shemar Moore, Matthew Gray Gubler, A.J. Cook
Director:
Anna Foerster, Bobby Roth, Charles Haid, Charles S. Carroll, Edward Allen Bernero
Come the fourth season of Criminal Minds, you’d be right in suspecting that you pretty much knew the drill. Continuing in the vein of the seasons that preceded it, the show once more follows a team of FBI profilers who have to pit their skills against some extremely twisted and unpleasant criminals. That set-up, to be fair, could apply to some degree to many shows, but Criminal Minds continues to have qualities that help punch it above the norm. The cast, for instance, prove to be an able and compelling ensemble, led by Joe Mantegna, with Thomas Gibson and Shemar Moore. Season four of Criminal Minds features 26 episodes, and some involving cases. Among the cases this time are a psychopath with seven murders to their name already, a former cop on a killing spree and a serial arsonist with something against the community. Plus, there’s the resolution to the terrific season three cliffhanger, and an ending to the season that’ll leave you salivating for more. Professional, well-written and often very clever, Criminal Minds is both established and on fine form here. And with more seasons and a spin-off in the offing, there’s plenty more t...
great series, 2010-08-05
I have watched all the series, and can't wait for the next, its gritty and the characters are believable, although I miss Mandy Patinkin, it doesn't detract from the overall brilliance of the show.
List Price: £19.99
Our Price: £2.00
Rated: Suitable for 12 years and over
Staring:
Tommy Lee Jones, Christina Milian, Anne Archer, Brian Van Holt, Paget Brewster
Director:
Stephen Herek
Let's face it, sometimes you just want to watch some fluff. The ever-expanding subgenre of cheerleader cinema offers dependable fluff, of which Man of the House is a shiny, frivolous example. After a multiethnic cheerleading squad witnesses a mob execution, Texas Ranger Roland Sharp (Tommy Lee Jones) is assigned to protect them. That's all you need to know--a formulaic plot follows, but the filmmakers recognizes that the formula is known by all so they doesn't waste time with unnecessary exposition. Instead, we go straight to amusing scenes of Sharp teaching the unruly (and scantily clad) girls some discipline and the girls teaching Sharp to loosen up and forge a better relationship with his estranged daughter. It's a one-joke movie, but thanks to Jones' leathery hound-dog face and cowpoke gravitas, the contrast between the girls and Sharp keeps being funny. Of its kind, Man of the House isn't in the same league as Bring It On (pretty much the ne plus ultra of cheerleader movies), but it's head and shoulders over the likes of Sugar & Spice. --Bret Fetzer, Amazon.com
DVD - Man of the House, 2010-06-23
An amusing story that brings out the best in Tommy Lee Jones.
The cheerleader characters are a lot of fun too.
List Price: £5.99
Our Price: £2.28
Rated: Suitable for 18 years and over
Staring:
Paget Brewster, Thomas Haden Church, Rob Lowe, Judy Greer, Sean Gunn
 A bad day in the life of a mediocre superhero team..., 2003-10-20
I must admit to having some reservations about this film, I expected a surplus of toilet humour, cheap gags, and poor slapstick - but I was pleasantly surprised! Okay, maybe some of the jokes were tacky, but once you're into the film you don't notice!
This film shows a group of heros, that have powers, but unlike the X-men where you see the group save the day, here you see the group bum around HQ, get up in the morning, go out to a bar - just mundane stuff. It's a great film concept, and it's pulled off really well.
The low budget may put some people off, but I think it only adds to the film's feel and character. The Specials barely have a budget for a TV, and having elaborate sets and costumes would have just clashed with that concept. For example, the scene where Weevil visits the crusaders in a huge, ornately decorated office is an excellent contrast to the rest of the sets.
I would recommend this film to everyone, if you've seen Mystery Men, but didn't like it, don't let that put you off - The Specials is very different (the characters actually have decent powers).
Finally, if you can, get the DVD with the commentary - it's the only commentary I've actually listened to the only way through, it's hilarious!
List Price: £30.99
Our Price: £27.02
Rated: Suitable for 15 years and over
Staring:
Shemar Moore, Thomas Gibson, A.J. Cook, Joe Mantegna, Paget Brewster
"Find the fetish, find the fiend." This is the queasily compelling Criminal Minds' version of "Save the cheerleader, save the world," and it drives each dark and disturbing episode. Before this pivotal season can really get down to cases, it must deal with some unfinished business. Mandy Patinkin, who announced he would be leaving the series, was given a graceful exit, but not before his character, ace FBI profiler Gideon begins to doubt his abilities and sanity in the aftermath of the murder of his girlfriend at the end of last season. Meanwhile, his protégé, Hotch (Thomas Gibson) is under pressure from Section Chief Erin Strauss (Jayne Atkinson) to resign the Behavioral Analysis Unit (BAU), and Prentiss (Paget Brewster) submits her resignation rather than get dirt on him for Erin. All it takes to keep the team intact is for Strauss to join them at work on a particularly disturbing case involving a man using his son to lure unsuspecting women ("He's going to kill you, you know"). And speaking of unfinished business, enter Gideon's replacement, David Rossi (Joe Mantegna, an inspired choice), a BAU legend who returns to the unit he helped found. He claims he just wants to help wit...
excellent as ever, 2010-08-09
season four is just as exciting as previous series.. The 'family' dynamics are still interesting as are the cases. There seems to be no signs of this slowing down!!!
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