5 comments about Bruce Li - The Invincible.

1. I was shocked for th 1st time with Amazon product , since it's not the real Bruce lee movie & the quality of picture was too bad !!



2. Another grand $1 digiview movie, thank you China. This Time Bruce Li, not to be confused with Bruce Lee, or Bruce Lea, but maybe Bruce Le hunts down a renegade Shaolin monk terrorizing a Malaysian town. There is fast fighting, bad dubbing, and splattering gorilla brains. Overall, a good time is had by all.



3. Bruce Lee was known all over the world as a B movie star. THis kung fu movie isn't as difficult to watch as some of his other stuff like Enter the Dragon. The low rating I got it for cheap, it was an old 1987 issue of the VHS and the English voice overs were poorly matched- deliberately to get the viewer to develop a sense of humor. This is not very good kung fu from Bruce Lee, his best is in Enter the Dragon and Fists of Fury. I like Bruce Lee though as a B movie icon.



4. Ho Chung Tao (aka Bruce Li) Delivers fast and extreme martial arts fight sequences in this movie. The director should not have included the "Gorilla" fight scene because it is too far fetched. However, Ho Chung Tao is without a doubt amazing with flying kicks and several grabbling holds that he learned from his teacher.
   
   I would also recommend buying "Iron Dragon Strikes Back" starring Bruce Li-
   I give Ho Chung Tao combined with the fight choreogaphy (minus the Gorillas) a five star rating.
   Note: This movie would have only received 1 star had without Bruce Li-



5. I purchased this DVD over at Walmart, probably mistake number one, but it was just a buck. They had a picture on the cover of Bruce Lee, but the film itself stars Bruce Li (who is NOT the same person). To use Bruce Lee's image to market this film is unethical at best.
   
   Other than the gorilla fighting scene mentioned by other reviewers and a rather disturbing almost rape scene, the movie itself wasn't so horrible. But I watched it all the way to the end thinking maybe Bruce Lee has some bit extra part. But alas, no.
   
   At least the original Little Shop of Horrors marketed with Jack Nicholson on the cover has Jack cast in a bit part (that of the dentist).

5 comments about Queens Logic.

1. When I saw this movie for the first time I was a Malkovich's fan and I had already seen all his films, from the "Glass Menagerie" to "Of mice and men", from "Places in the heart" to "Mary Reilly" and "Being John Malkovich", but this one was quite unknown and it was always given bad reviews. I have never understood why: first of all the cast is excellent(apart from Malkovich,whose lonely character is unforgettable, I think Kevin Bacon and Joe Mantegna give two of their best performances and Linda Fiorentino doesn't play another dark lady, showing how versatile she can be, even if Chloe Webb, Ken Olin, J.Lee Curtis are outstanding, too, as usual). Moreover the script by Spiridakis is very original and it avoids every possible stereotype: it includes a group of friends from Queens(NYC)who reunite themselves for Ray(Ken Olin)'s wedding to Patty(Chloe Webb), but Ray is very doubtful and he dreams to become a painter in Italy; however his pals have their own problems, too: his loud and impulsive cousin Al(Joe Mantegna) is in trouble with his proud and neglected wife Carla(L.Fiorentino); his roommate Eliot(Malkovich) is an apathetical homosexual, who dislikes gay lifestyles, and his old buddy Dennis(Kevin Bacon), who was in love with Patty, pretends to have got successful in Hollywood, but then reveals to be just a failure. Of course the plot is based on self-revelations, the actors are more important than the director, but the film is very fluent and unusual; it doesn't look like "The Big Chill" or "Diner" that much: both of them are good movies, but I prefer "Queens logic" because it's more anticonventional and non-conformist, since it involves odd characters like Jeremy(Terry Kinney, a co-founder of the Steppenwolf Company with Gary Sinise and Malkovich), a snob homosexual who pursues Eliot; or such as Monte, played by Tom Waits, a funny alcoholic idler, or Inez(Jodie Markell), an eccentric healer, or madame Rosa, a fortune-teller whom Patty and Carla tell their problems, or Grace(Jamie Lee Curtis), a psychotic who teaches Joe Mantegna to "throw it all away", namely to leave adolescence and grow up. If you add the magic atmosphere of the nights in New York, a wonderful photography of the city, a nostalgic and dynamic soundtrack(David Bowie, Van Morrison, Souther, Johnny Nash, Marvin Gaye), the scene which includes the young Joe Mantegna climbing up the bridge which links Queens to Manhattan and the other characters who gaze at him, you can easily understand how marvelous this movie is! It is my favourite movie and I got very disappointed when I discovered that it hadn't had any kind of success. In my country(Italy)it's also out of print, so I bought a dvd from USA, well-worthy to be bought; note that the Italian title is quite poetical and maybe more helpful, it's "Sognando Manhattan"("Dreaming Manhattan"). Anyway buy this movie! If you like the actors it's a must!!



2. Queens loqic is a real sleeper of a movie.This movie covers an area of queens,and its love of the ny mets.The movie has an all star cast,and i believe you will enjoy this movie.The movie is presented in full screen on a budget lable.I highly recommend this movie.It is sure to please!!!Thank you Stewart L.



3. This movie is lame, lame, lame. I saw it when it came out because my friends and I were living in Astoria at the time and were aware of its having been filmed (in part) there. It was the end of the glorious time in Astoria before it'd been "discovered", and we were saving tons of money in rent! Anyway, we'd sort of hoped the movie would be ok, but after the reviews (or pre-hype, don't remember exactly now) we knew it would be just awful. And it was. It was Tony's personal love song to his old neighborhood, but with every cliche and stereotype there is. Joe Mantegna was about 20 years too old for the part. Really, don't bother, unless you're a fan of one of the actors. I mean a BIG fan.



4. I am not a fan of Joe Mantegna, I bought the movie mostly because I like Linda Fiorentino and John Malkovich a lot...... Fiorentino disappointed me here, and Mantegna who has a thankless role is a total disappointment too.
   
   I think Anthony LaPaglia would have better served the role played by Mantegna.



5. If Jamie Lee Curtis is in a movie, I want to watch it. I don't care if it's a documentary on how grass grows.
   
   This movie had some other actors I like. Just looking at the cast (even if JLC hadn't been part of it) would be sufficient for me to want to see the movie. Joe Mantegna, for example, is a talented (and under-rated) actor who has also made many a recorded book come alive with his narrations.
   
   Not that it's a reason to buy the movie, but as this was filmed in Queens in 1990/91, it contains several shots of the World Trade Center.
   
   A major thread in this story is the process by which some middle-aged men finally emerge from adolescence. The story manages to be funny and engaging, while not relying on cheap schtick or silly gags. Nor does it rely on CGI, wire work, and other stuff that seems to have replaced story telling in the film-making industry. Of course, this movie is nearly 20 years old so it was made while attention spans were still measured in minutes rather than seconds.
   
   The story relies, instead, on the complex interplay of the characters. Tests of loyalty abound. The story is full of "moments," and the characters seem very real. Well-directed, well-acted, and well-written, it reaches a level of sophistication that is above the norm yet not at all overwhelming.
   
   I'd characterize this as a "feel good" movie, but not in the way of a Disney movie. You feel good because the characters are flawed because they're human, and yet in the end they prevail because they are human. The movie isn't preachy, and it isn't sending a moral message. It's just showing that courage, loyalty, and love exist right alongside fear, distrust, and betrayal, and can prevail over them. Especially with help from friends and strangers.
   
   On that last note, JLC plays a stranger. Her character isn't among the inner circle and, in fact, she interacts only with Mantegna's character. She reels him in and shocks him into sensibility. In the typical hero quest novel, JLC would be similar to the mentor who imbues the hero with new courage and new dedication to renew the fight. It's not quite like that in this film, but it's along those lines. It's carried off quite well and is necessary to move the plot forward.
   
   Sadly, JLC's time in this film is too short. But to raving JLC fans, that's true of every film where JLC appears. You don't have to be a JLC fan to enjoy this film. It would be great even without her.
   
   This is a film couples can watch together, and probably should watch together. So, snuggle up and press the play button.

1 comments about The Legend of Bruce Lee.

1. It wasn't what I expected, I had thought it was going to be a documentary. It was a movie and not what I was looking for when I had purchased the dvd it read like it was a documentary and it wasn't so I had sent the dvd back . I like to get what is advertised, not some misleading, that is like false information. Thank you.

5 comments about Fists of Fury [VHS].

1. Fists of Fury is the film that revealed the world an extraordinary, brilliant and lovable Chinese American known as Bruce Lee. The film tells the tale of a simple Chinese farm boy who arrives at an ice packing plant outside of Bangkok, Thailand to work for his uncle. Of course, the local thugs are giving everyone a hard time. However, unlike most of his films, Bruce is initially reserved about using his vicious Jeet Kune Do moves against the bad guys, and his less skilled friend does the majority of the fighting in the first half of the movie. But when Bruce is pushed to the edge.....you had better watch out.
   
   My only disappointment is that the majority of Lee's opponents are chinese kung fu fighters and he never faces anyone using Thailand's own martial art, Muy Thai kickboxing. Thai and Chinese racial relations have never been the warmest so the film production was beset with problems. However, anyone wanting to examine the film career of the amazing Bruce Lee is sure to check out the Fists of Fury.



2. Bruce Lee (The Chinese Connection, Game Of Death) plays Cheng, who goes to work at a Ice Packing plant and winds up finding out that there is drugs within the ice itself. Soon, after he becomes the foreman, his relatives go disappearing and he finds out the factory's owners are behind it. So, Lee takes on the vicious Bangkok drug ring vowing to his Mom that he would never use his pyhsical powers again but in this time of crisis, Lee breaks the oath in order to put an end to this once and for all. Classic, classic..and a masterpiece of it's time, Fists Of Fury doesnt start off with Lee in kung fu action, he's laid back until it's time and when ever in this movie he is kicked or flying around....escpecially the last couple of fights within the ice factory and the end fight where Lee waltzs up to the factory's head honcho eating some sort of bread, Lee leaves a sting of a prescene that echoes to this day. All hail Lee, for he is The Legend.



3. "Fist of Fury" is a good movie. This is Bruce Lee (starring as Cheng Chao-an) first debut as a fully fledged martial arts star. This is not his best film but it helped to propel him into the super-hero and legend status that he is today and will ever be. He also popularized martial arts worldwide.
   
   The movie is a bit slow at the beginning when Bruce Lee moves from his town to run away from fights and other problems and goes to a small town to live with his cousins. He promises his mother that he will never fight, which is a hard promise to keep in the environment he is living. For example, on his way to his new home, he witnesses a young lady and a kid being harassed and bullied but does not take an active part in the ensuing fight.
   
   Cheng gets a job at a local ice factory. Cheng finds out that the factory is just a front for making drugs. His friends start disappearing mysteriously without trace. The pace of the film picks up when Cheng and his colleagues start investigations into the disappearance of their friends. Fighting erupts and Cheng demonstrates his exceptional martial arts skills.
   
   Among my most memorable scenes includes when Bruce Lee fights the gangsters in the ice factory after someone cuts him and he joins the fight. When he starts to participate in the fight, the end is brief as the gangsters cannot match his outstanding performance. Also the grand finale is when Bruce Lee takes the fight to the Big Boss. The viewer is treated to some remarkable and breathtaking display of martial arts fighting in an open courtyard. Cheng has to fight some fierce dogs and ruthless gangsters and finally the Big Boss himself.
   
   This is a good movie that is well worth watching.



4. This product was brand new and the picture and sound quality was clear and easy to understand and I look forward to do more business in the future with you and once again, thanks for a job well done and keep up the good work.



5. With charisma to burn Bruce Lee set the Martial Arts film on its ear and forever changed them for the better.
   As a young man working at an ice factory that is a front for drug dealing Lee adds his considerable mastery of martial arts and a very good acting ability and lifts this slight story well above average. With graceful moves and almost poetic fight scenes, this let the world know that Bruce Lee was here and here to stay. I have often thought that if he and Sam Peckinpah would have worked together they might have made a true masterpiece. Low budget to be sure,but it's Lee who fills the screen and demands you to over look the small budget and see the grace of his movement. Not his best, but darn close!

1 comments about Brand Spanking New! Doug: Doug's Birthday Blues [VHS].

1. I got this thinking it was the old classic doug from nick unfortunatly it isn't, it is some new doug from abc people might like this but I think it is necassary to warn others

5 comments about Circle of Iron.

1. David C did a good job playing a blind Master Po for a change. Old story not Lee's. No offense, but if the Quran had a copyright, Lee, Coburn and all would've ended up in court. A major piece of "Lee's" mystical message was taken from the Quran chapter 18 verses 66-82 (try the Yusuf Ali translation). Cort, (Cord?)would be playing the part of Moses in the Quran's version. Watch the movie and check out Yusuf Ali's or Marmaduke Pickthall's translations of Quran. Kinda nifty, neat, cool. I Wonder where the screenwriters had stolen the rest of the story from.



2. Yes, this movie indeed is based upon a story written by Bruce Lee. Bruce Lee would originaly played the lead role and had major roles for James Coburn and Steven Mcqueen in mind. Unfortunately the contract of making this film did not get of the ground. In that certain period of time, early seventies, it was difficult to get a major starring role in a Hollywood production when you were a Chinese.
   Bruce Lee also wrote the concept for the Kung Fu series. Originaly it was titled 'The Warrior', but the producers thaught that Bruce was 'too' Chinese to play half an American! It is a shame that Bruce never got credits for the fact that he wrote the concept of the series.
   For reference material read the books from the Bruce Lee Library's.



3. (AKA The Silent Flute)
   A martial arts movie, for non-martial arts fans? Yes. It could be called the first Zen movie, with a philosophy that is so subtle that it is overt, so obscure that it is blatant. Written by Bruce Lee (based on several old zen stories) and James Coburn it was the project that might never have been made. But Lee's students put together the simple production in Isreal and
   peopled the cast with actors like David Carradine, Christopher Lee, Roddy MacDowell & Eli Wallach. If you get off your high horse and really let this one take you, you may be surprised at how far it can take you. But, it will be hard to find.



4. Actually it's one of my favorite movies, period. Yes, it is flawed but the film is beautifully shot and the scenery in Israel is gorgeous. David Carradine is good in his role(s) and even though the protagonist, Jeff Cooper, probably could have used more acting ability, it doesn't wholly detract from what the movie is portraying in terms of the Hero's Quest for truth and knowledge. As a martial artist of 30 years I could pick apart the fighting scenes but to do so is to miss the point as what the movie is underscoring is that things are not always what they appear to be at first glance and maturation is a process with the main character learning to confront and control his base fears and drives.



5. I love the fantasy aspect of this movie. Set in a sort of medieval or pre-biblical time period. I think the scenery, sunsets, camera work, and even the sountrack are incredible. It is more of a philisophical quest but it does have a lot of action and adventure. Even after one has seen it many times, it seems to never get old.

5 comments about Christy - Return to Cutter Gap [VHS].

1. I was so excited to get this movie because I loved the TV show. I watched it once and I will never watch it again. It was like watching a bad home made movie and don't get me started on the acting!



2. Firstly, I noticed that when I attempted to post an earlier review of "Return to Cutter Gap", the same review appeared for "A New Beginning", and so I am going to do a review for both episodes.
   
   "Return to Cutter Gap" takes off from where the original series ended, the one with Kellie Martin as Christy, and the original series will always be beloved by me as the entire cast was wonderful. In "Return to Cutter Gap", with the exception of Stewart Finlay McLennan as Dr MacNeill, the rest of the original cast has been replaced, and the changes are startling to say the least - Lauren Lee Smith appears stilted in her role in this first episode, and the acting by the other cast members, such as Sam Waterston [replacing Randall Batinkoff] as preacher David, and Dianne Ladd as Ms Alice [replacing the incomparable Tyne Daly] seem ill at ease in their respective role. The storyline for "Return to Cutter Gap" showed potential but was rather abysmally executed - it focuses on the building of a road into Cutter Gap and the negative reaction of the residents. Christy is blamed for the spate of robberies occurring in the area as the residents believe outsiders are to blame for their problems. All in all, "Return to Cutter Gap" was a rather lackluster production compared to the original series.
   
   However, the second episode 'A Change of Seasons" and the final in this series " A New Beginning" were vast improvements on "Return to Cutter Gap". My review for "A Change of Seasons" can be viewed under that DVD description.
   
   In "A New Beginning", Christy is faced with a confusing and difficult decision when Dr MacNeill returns to Cutter Gap proposing marriage, even though Christy has already accepted David's proposal and the marriage date is approaching. A fierce storm causes Christy to be thrown into Dr MacNeill's company and the pair seek shelter at a remote cabin. Dr MacNeill nurses Christy back to health from a raging fever and in the process, Christy makes an important discovery about her feelings for both David and MacNeill and her future.
   
   The two episodes following the weakly-executed "Return to Cutter Gap" are well-directed and the actors all seem to be more comfortable with their respective roles.
   
   This is wholesome family entertainment and I highly recommend them.



3. "Christy" is a movie series that a family can cuddle up with for hours. My husband and I watched it for many nights in a row watching all 19 episodes. Christy is strong minded and has a vision of a world she is ready to work to see. I love her.



4. The movie is wonderful, although I had to return for an exchange because the movie was defective. I haven't watched the new one yet. I hope it's ok.



5. For fans of the original Christy series, this is NOT the ending. The movie is TOTALLY wrong. First of all, the main characters are completely different actors(except for the doctor) and they don't do a good job of their parts. The setting is all wrong too, it's so obviously not the real mission house and school. The story is wrong as well. The series left it open as to who Christy marries(we know that the original "Christy", Catherine Marshall's mother, married a preacher). This movie, though, has her marry the doctor. That spoiled everything! Plus, the acting is cheap. The beautiful scenery and music, the quality acting, the genuineness of all the people of Cutter Gap is missing. If you are a fan of the original Christy series, STAY AWAY FROM THIS!

5 comments about Mansfield Park [VHS].

1. This movie could have truly been in gem in our family. I know it makes it more realistic, but the two scenes (sexual slave drawings and the scene were fanny walks in on Mr. Crawford on Maria) ruin it for me. I was shocked after watching a perfectly clean movie so far to see those things thrown in. They were totally useless. I cannot allow my children to watch it nor would I watch it again.
   
   If these scenes were not there, this would be one of my favorite movies. Is there a version out there without them?



2. I usually write my own reviews without reading other people's comments, however, because I own this movie, I wanted to see how others view and rate it.
   
   That said, this movie is fantastic, witty, daring, playful and deliciously entertaining. I've read and watched the video intake on this version of "Mansfield Park"; the director, Ms. Rozema, did her research, she used Austen's "letters" (which can reveal a lot about how she truly felt on giving situations, but which could not be incorpated into a book, such as the issue of slavery). Hence in doing so, the director gave Fanny some wit, in which, in the book version she is lacking.
   
   How did the director accomplish this? By using what are not usually expressed openly: the treatment of women behind closed doors and the "shocking" treatment of "slave women" during slavery.
   
   This is a very sensitive issue; it is an issue we would want to disappear and pretend did not happen. In actuality, rapes were rampant on plantations and in households where human beings were the property of others, just like cattles.
   
   You can notice, Fanny, as a result, begins to see the world differently when she observed some scenes (Her married cousin, partially nude in the arms of another man and drawings of explicit rapes scenes) that were disturbing and explicitly shocking for her to view (i.e., Drawings of explicit sexual abuse of enslaved women on a plantation owned by her aunt's husband on Antigua; Honestly, the drawings, were painful for me to watch; I have to admit that I abhor the mistreatment of women, no matter what form it presents itself; in that, I'm a true feminist). She becomes stronger, wittier and a new sense of awakening develops within her, which makes her see the people, ultimately, the world around her more closely.
   
   The "explicit" content of the film is at most two to three minutes. And the partial nudity is very brief. Can this film be used as an educational tool for high school students, well, it can be made viewable by skipping the explicit and objectionable scenes. Those disturbing scenes can be explained to young and older adolescent students by the teacher.
   
   All in all, this film is well-acted and agreeably diverting with a feminist flair.
   
   I recommend this movie because the director did an outstanding job (by including Jane Austen's letters to support her vision on this adaptation of the book) and the heroine of the movie truly shines!



3. but no one associated with this movie could possibly have actually read Mansfield Park. All the charm, the conflicts, most of the story, and all the sense have been removed. What is left is a hodge-podge of a movie that tries feebly to take on the issues of slavery but falls far short of success, while missing the entire point of the original story.



4. Another well loved Jane Austen story captured in an amazing way! Well Done!



5. CodeMaster Talon's spotlight review is perfect - describing the likability of the movie, differences between the adaptation and Austen's original work, and some of his problems with the characters. Yes, I too was frustrated by Jonny Lee Miller's Edmund - he should have been adamantly beating the drums about his feelings towards Fanny. Instead, he comes across as meek and unable to speak his mind. Sure, this is #2 son in the face of a gale force of a father (awesome portrayal by a brilliant Harold Pinter), but as Edmund increasingly fails to state the obvious (that he loves Fanny "as a man loves a woman" - as he finally lets out), you wonder: why again is she attracted to this man? Like most of Austen's work, you spend the entire movie wanting to conk together the heads of the two protagonists who are clearly destined to be together.
   
   Jonny Lee Miller (Eli Stone: The Complete First Season) reminds me of Tom Brady. I half expected Giselle to bound into the screen. Alessandro Nivola and Embeth Davitz are excellent as the Crawford siblings. Nivola and Davidtz played man and wife in the underrated drama Junebug. Best known as Amy Adams' ride to recognition, Junebug's Davidtz and Nivola are every bit her equals in that film.

5 comments about Homicide Life on the Street: The Beginning [VHS].

1. After HILL STREET BLUES and ST ELSEWARE I thought network TV had lost it, the came HOMICIDE:LIFE ON THE STREET. It is the best of the best, my only regret is that ther aren't more of the episodes available. Someone tell NBC that they are missing out on a gold mine.



2. I moved to Baltimore by about Homicide's 3rd season. I had seen a few episodes and was annoyed by the jittery camera work. After living in Baltimore for a few months, and after being forced to watch a few episodes, I was entranced by both the show and the city. Homicide transcends the typical "place-less" show (TV or cinema--is Frasier really a Seattle show? I think not) because it weaves people, events, and emotions in a solid geography. I believe people were--and are still--hooked on this show because it has so much personality and charisma. Baltimore is a town with history, charm, quirks, character, meloncholy, cynicism, evil, joy, and warmth. Homicide captured that and slowly spoon fed it to viewers episode by episode. I don't think most viewers were aware of it, but it happened and it was addictive. To me, the drama, joy, and pain of Homicide is the drama, joy, and pain of the City of Baltimore and its citizens. Only one question remains: where are the Homicide DVDs??



3. Anyone that has ever seen this top quality crime drama would agree that there has never been anything else like HOMICIDE on television or the big screen!

   This show, in reruns, is as powerful, moving, thought provoking, and at times humorous, as it was during its first run on NBC during the 90's.

   EVERY...and I do mean EVERY character leaps off the page with realism and charisma, thanks in part to those who put pen to paper and wrote the lines, and also to the amazing actor who breathed life into the well written scripts.

   The early shows are by far the best! And that you will see on this video. Pembelton and Balis, Andre Braugher and Kyle Secor, were televisions definitive dynamic duo. I believe that they, and the other cast members, set a standard for ensemble casts that will never be beat. (A few of the cast members that joined the show towards the end of its run were not as powerful as the original actors, but that didn't stop the show from delivering quality episodes.)

   Others have suggested NBC release all of the episodes on DVD and I agree! This was truly MUST SEE TV and for what ever reason the network couldn't see it. (This show is timeless and I would love to see it resurrected, perhaps on cable TV! Are you listening HBO?)

   HOMICIDE - Life On The Street is without a doubt is the best television show to date! Kudos to all responsible for bridging it to life, to Court TV for airing it in reruns, and to Amazon.com for bring the series to its fan via VHS and DVD!




4. Homicide: Life On The Street is hands down the best television series ever. It is the Lord of the Rings of TV. Feature-film levels of scripting, acting and directing. The stories are intense, sad, funny, and gripping. The characters shame any others on TV, and stand with the best of fictional characters in any medium. Get it, watch it, love it.



5. Typically if I want to get a friend's reaction to my favorite drama ever, I'll have them sit down and watch these three episodes with me. They represent some of the finest acting and cinematography I've seen in quite some time.

   1) The Pilot: "Gone for Goode" - It's Tim Bayliss' (Kyle Secor) first day on the Homicide Unit commanded by Al Giardello (Yaphet Kotto) and the introduction to the cast of characters begins: John Munch (Richard Belzer), the cynical jaded but dedicated cop partnered with the "close to retirement" Stan Bolander (Ned Beatty), Meldrick Lewis (Clark Johnson) is partnered with Steve Crosetti (Jon Polito) and Kay Howard (Melissa Leo) is partnered with Beau Felton (Daniel Baldwin). The wildcard in the unit is Frank Pembleton, the unit's best detective who likes to work alone. Lewis and Crosetti investigate a shooting that might lead to solving 5 more murders (and making them look like heros), Munch is coerced into opening up an accidental death that Bolander thinks was a murder. And Bayliss gets paired up with Pembleton during a murder of an older guy in a hotel and learns firsthand that what he's taught in the classroom doesn't hold up in the real world.

   Some famous lines:
   Bolander: "She was murdered John, you have to speak for her"
   --
   Howard: "Homicide? We work for God"
   --
   Munch: "I've been murder police for ten years. If you're going to lie to me, you lie to me with respect."
   --
   Crosetti: "That's the problem with this job. It's got nothin' to do with life."

   2) "Every Mother's Son" - Bayliss and Pembleton investigate the murder of a 14 year old boy at a bowling alley to find out another 14 year old boy shot him. The shooter thinks he should go because he killed the wrong guy. The mother's killer and the mother of the victim unknowingly meet up and talk for a long period of time in the squad room. Pembleton gets disillusioned about ever having children if they grow up in a world like this.

   3) "A Doll's Eye" - Bayliss and Pembleton get involved in a shooting of a boy at a mall. The boy ends up brain dead and the parents struggle with taking the boy off of life support and placing his organs in the organ donor registry to save other children's lives. Marcia Gay Hayden's portrayal of the little boy's mom will have you in tears. It's a quiet episode that focuses on the victims and the struggles that they have to face.

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