Posted by DVD Verdict on 01/16/01 11:48

Today, DVD Verdict posted reviews of 20,000 LEAGUES UNDER THE SEA
(1997), HERE COME THE BRIDES: THE COMPLETE FIRST SEASON, LAW AND ORDER,
TRIAL BY JURY: THE COMPLETE SERIES, NERO WOLFE: THE COMPLETE CLASSIC
WHODUNIT SERIES, TAKE ME, 3RD ROCK FROM THE SUN: SEASON FOUR,
THUNDERCATS: SEASON TWO, VOLUME ONE, TR: THE STORY OF TEDDY ROOSEVELT,
and TRUMAN:


20,000 LEAGUES UNDER THE SEA (1997) (reviewed by Mac McEntire, overall
score 65/100):
"More work on laying out these various story points would have benefited
the movie as a whole, and then we'd only have the poor effects work to
worry about."

FULL REVIEW: http://www.dvdverdict.com/reviews/2kleagues1997.php

HERE COME THE BRIDES: THE COMPLETE FIRST SEASON (reviewed by Cynthia
Boris, overall score 85/100):
"What do you get when you cross two teen idols with a hunky
Shakespearean actor, a former Hollywood screen siren and Spock's
father? You get a family-oriented dramedy with a quirky hook and a lot
of charm."

FULL REVIEW: http://www.dvdverdict.com/reviews/herecomebridesseason1.php

LAW AND ORDER, TRIAL BY JURY: THE COMPLETE SERIES (reviewed by David
Johnson, overall score 85/100):
"There's just something about a couple of hard-ass babes outmaneuvering
hapless bad guys in the courtroom that is appealing."

FULL REVIEW: http://www.dvdverdict.com/reviews/laotrialbyjury.php

NERO WOLFE: THE COMPLETE CLASSIC WHODUNIT SERIES (reviewed by James A.
Stewart, overall score 86/100):
"The protagonist's agoraphobic tendencies make Nero Wolfe something
that has eluded budget-minded TV producers for decades: the perfect
'bottle show.'"

FULL REVIEW: http://www.dvdverdict.com/reviews/nerowolfecomplete.php

TAKE ME (reviewed by Joel Pearce, overall score 60/100):
"If I spend six hours with a group of characters, I should feel some
sympathy for them at the end. Here, I just wanted it to be over."

FULL REVIEW: http://www.dvdverdict.com/reviews/takeme.php

3RD ROCK FROM THE SUN: SEASON FOUR (reviewed by Dennis Prince, overall
score 93/100):
"Tightly written and exuberantly performed, the show packs the same sort
of high-energy laughs that had helped make the show a surprise hit from
the first episode."

FULL REVIEW: http://www.dvdverdict.com/reviews/3rdrockseason4.php

THUNDERCATS: SEASON TWO, VOLUME ONE (reviewed by David Johnson, overall
score 84/100):
"Lion-O and his crew wowed me with incoherent animated action spectacles
and I forked over $5 for the ability to use Tygra's spring-loaded attack
arm to flick my brother's ear until it bled."

FULL REVIEW: http://www.dvdverdict.com/reviews/thundercatss2v1.php

TR: THE STORY OF TEDDY ROOSEVELT (reviewed by Mike Pinsky, overall
score 90/100):
"No extras, no subtitles, no bells and whistles -- just a solid
documentary that covers the necessary bases without any real surprises.
If you don't know Teddy Roosevelt, TR is a great way to learn about the
man and his times."

FULL REVIEW: http://www.dvdverdict.com/reviews/storyteddyroosevelt.php

TRUMAN (reviewed by Mike Pinsky, overall score 88/100):
"We never see Truman as a great strategist, but as an ordinary guy who
basically muddled through on a combination of tenacity and moral
conviction. Maybe it is Truman's very mediocrity that makes him an
interesting figure, at least from a historical perspective."

FULL REVIEW: http://www.dvdverdict.com/reviews/truman.php

Mike Jackson
Editor & Webmaster, DVD Verdict
www.dvdverdict.com

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