The Secret (Extended Edition) | 
 enlarge | Director: Drew Heriot
Actors: Rhonda Byrne, Paul Harrington, Rev. Dr. Michael Beckwith, Neale Donald Walsch
Studio: TS Production, LLC
Category: DVD
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Rating:  1715 reviews
Sales Rank: 43
Format: Full Length, Subtitled, Ntsc, Dolby
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Unknown), English (Subtitled)
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Number Of Items: 1
Running Time: 92
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.3 x 0.5 x 7.5
UPC: 094922638960
EAN: 0094922638960
ASIN: B000K8LV1O
Theatrical Release Date: 2006
Publication Date: 2006
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| • | The Internet's #1 Smash Hit -Law of Attraction- Movie | | • | New Extended Edition | | • | Experience The Secrets discussed on Larry King & Oprah | | • | Behind the Sceens, Outtakes and Commentary |
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Not really a movie or documentary, The Secret is more of a video seminar, a presentation featuring a series of authors, philosophers, doctors, quantum physicists, entrepreneurs, and spiritual practitioners expounding on the powers of The Secret (probably the most well-known of the presenters is Jack Canfield, author of Chicken Soup for the Soul and The Success Principles). What is The Secret, exactly? "That principle can be summed up in three simple words: thoughts become things," proclaims writer Mike Dooley, author of Notes from the Universe. Put it another way, it's The Power of Positive Thinking and how it can be applied to attracting more money, better health, and relationships; in short, happiness. (There is a rundown of topics on the DVD Chapters menu). Most of the material here is given in a straightforward manner, with the presenters simply talking into the camera to address the audience directly, which is good because it avoids the trap of pretense. On the other hand, the quick edits between presenters (would it hurt to let them say more than one sentence at a time?) don't help because it reduces many of their points to palatable sound bites and aphorisms. To many viewers, this may make the program come across as a series of nice ideas not rooted in reality. Plus it's somewhat spurious to claim that The Secret was well understood and practiced by specific individuals like Plato or Shakespeare (it's well known that some of the historical figures noted didn't exactly live happy or even prosperous lives, despite their achievements). But still, the primary message is one of positivity and hope for everyone. So what to make of it? In the end, programs like this generally find an audience that is open to the message, and many will probably find it to be a source of inspiration. Others will approach it with a good deal of skepticism or dismiss it as another way of marketing happiness the masses. It simply won't resonate with everyone, but if it resonates with you, you're likely to enjoy it and get a lot out of it. Those looking for more on The Secret might want to check out the companion book by Rhonda Byrne. --Daniel Vancini
Product Description
The new "extended edition" of this ground-breaking feature length movie presentation reveals The Great Secret of the universe. It has been passed throughout the ages, traveling through centuries... to reach you. This is The Secret to everything - the secret to unlimited joy, health, money, relationships, love, youth: everything you have ever wanted. In this astonishing program are ALL the resources you will ever need to understand and live The Secret. For the first time in history, the world's leading scientists, authors, and philosophers will reveal The Secret that utterly transformed the lives of every person who ever knew it... Plato, Newton, Carnegie, Beethoven, Shakespeare, Einstein.Now YOU will know The Secret. And it can change your life forever.
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 OK that is a given: So what is the Secret? October 14, 2008
We bought the Secret Extended DVD, because of all the hype, and after watching it we were fairly disappointed. I am aware of and very much believe in the Law of Attraction mostly from reading "The Law of Attraction" by Michael J. Losier. I found that book to be much more useful and provided a pragmatic realist approach to taking steps to turn what you want into what you have and not focusing so much on getting "stuff".
The Secret, unfortunately, just felt like a really-really-really long commercial, full of cheesy effects and theatrics, that was pitching something that they never got around to selling. "It worked for me, "It worked for me too!", "Yes, it worked for me too!"-seemed to be the message throughout the video but the players never really got around to telling you HOW it worked for them and what they did to make it work. OK, a little maybe; make a vision board, focus on what you want......etc. Losier's book (far less expensive too) gives you a plan, takes you through it, and shows you how to recognize results.
The Secret DVD left me wondering if I should have bought the book instead. What did I miss, was there more action to take in the book that wasn't covered in the DVD, etc.? Turns out I did start searching around the internet and found lots of details on the players in the DVD and found all their coaching and consulting businesses. Maybe I did find what the Secret DVD was advertising after all?
 The Secret October 14, 2008
Great DVD, special when you try to see and get the Best out of it. I have the book, I have CD and I bought DVD because the level of energy you get by watching this people is incredible, you see right away that their success comes from there attitude and where to get attitude - you work on it, it's not easy, it's takes time and the best - it's possible. This DVD gives power to belief in yourself and ability to create wonderful life for all. I think it's nice to have this DVD, you can find the right answer when you have trouble, just by watching, because mind after that work differently. Good luck to all.
Just Scratches the Surface, Still Worth a Look October 12, 2008
This review pertains to the original DVD release version of The Secret. I enjoyed the movie shortly after it came out, but began to feel uneasy as assorted controversies began to dog some of the stars. Look it up if you don't know what I'm talking about.
Overall, this is an important movie, for we're in a period of humankind's existence where perceived scarcity of resources will force us to either evolve as a species or perish. By evolve, I mean using a much higher share of our intellectual (and spiritual) capacity than at present. Critics, including adherents to the Law of Attraction, have Swiss Cheesed The Secret for pandering to the people's materialism, wanton lusts and venality.
And many have raised the oh-so-essential point that manifesting one's intentions is not merely a sit-back-in-your-La-Z-Boy-and-dream process -- as the movie might have you believe. Success is not easy. The movie is very light on the fact that most of us have to work our tails off to succeed.
But come on, lighten up, people -- all that's just marketing to get viewers thinking about the higher-level capabilities within them.
If you watch this movie and actually study it, you'll quickly realize that you must learn more, grow more and act more if you wish to materialize the paradisic visions shown in The Secret. (And of course, the idea is for you to learn, grow and act under the watchful tutelage and support of The Secret business organization. They are more than happy to supply you with videos, seminars and other "product" that might -- might -- help you to achieve some measure of life mastery.)
Part of the "Secret to Money," it seems, is creating a huge sales and marketing apparatus to keep the money flowing in after they buy the video.
But back to the movie. It presents some quite intriguing and valid principles, including: 1) that everything, including matter, is reducible to energy; and 2) All of this energy is connected in an incomprehensibly large network (hmm, a Matrix?), meaning that everything and everyone is connected with everything else. If you accept this, it renders quite foolish the wars, struggles and competition we engage in daily. And it makes generosity and kindness seem like a no-brainer, if not downright self-serving.
And so now we're at something of a crossroads. Even as more people than ever are embracing the message of plentiful abundance and oneness (preached by Buddha, Jesus, Wallace D. Wattles, and many more), we find a world gripped in many places by greed, crisis and dysfunction. Here's hoping that The Secret, for all its flaws, can tip the scales so that humanity will move toward alleviating its own suffering. It will require "the masses" to awaken to the potential within themselves as individuals, and undergo the hard work of life mastery.
Get it October 4, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Change your way of thinking it will change your life for the better and for only 10 and you dont have to buy a thing more.
Must get 'The Secret' DVD, even if you've read the book! October 2, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
If you've read The Secret and loved it as much as I did, then you must get the DVD as well! It basically repeats the book in oral form, quotations are all the same, but it adds tons of visual detail and more story-telling done by the contributors of the book. I was already using The Secret, after reading the book, to manifest small things to sort of 'test' the law of attraction and I must say that I was very impressed at how accurate the 'law' is everytime. After watching the DVD, I'm completely motivated to manifest my dreams which once seemed impossible and too far to reach.
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