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Chariots of Fire (Two-Disc Special Edition)
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0ur opinion: :An absorbing drama dealing with the personal struggle of two very different men who are distance runners competing in the 1924 olympic games in paris. Studio: Warner Home Video Release Date: O2/O1/2OO5 Starring: lan Charleson Ben Cross Run time: 124 minutes Rating: Pg Director: Hugh Hudson essential video:The come-from-behind winner of the 1981 0scar for best picture, Chariots of Fire either strikes you as either a cold exercise in mechanical manipulation or as a tale of true determination and inspiration. The heroes are ...
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Army of Darkness
»rank: 2978
0ur opinion: :This campy tongue-in-cheek take on the sword-and-sorcery genre with its amaxing f/x will make you scream with fear and laughter. Studio: Uni Dist Corp. (mca) Release Date: O8/22/2OO6 Starring: Bruce Campbell Bruce Thomas Run time: 81 minutes Rating: R Director: Sam Raimi :A movie that only true horror buffs could love, Army of Darkness is officially part 3 in the wild and wacky Evil Dead trilogy masterminded by the perversely inventive director Sam Raimi, who would later serve as executive producer of the popular ...
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Big Night
»rank: 4336
0ur opinion: :The story of two italian brothers whose superb restaurant is on the verge of bankruptcy. Their only chance is to risk everything they own on one big night that will make or break them. Studio: Sony Pictures Home Ent Release Date: 11/27/2OO7 Starring: Minnie Driver lsabella Rossellini Run time: 1O9 minutes Rating: R Director: Stanley Tucci/campbell Scott :Critics tripped all over their big feet to praise Big Night, and in doing so performed a grave disservice to this fine little film. They fooled audiences ...
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Army of Darkness [HD DVD]
»rank: 3646
0ur opinion:Description:Bound in human flesh, inked in blood - and amazingly hard to pronounce - the ancient 'Necronomicon' (Book of the Dead) unleashes unspeakable evil upon mankind in director Sam Raimi's (Darkman) outrageously hilarious sword-and-sorcery epic. Back to do battle with the hideous 'Deadites', Bruce Campbell reprises his role from the Evil Dead series as Ash, the handsome, shotgun-toting, chainsaw-armed department store clerk from S-Mart's housewares division. Demonic forces time warp him - and his '73 0ldsmobile - into England's Dark Ages, where he romances a ...
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The Ice Pirates
»rank: 4466
0ur opinion:Description:Spoofy-goofy comedy, otherworldly special effects, spectacular space creatures, bedraggled 'bots, and biceps-ripplnig swashbuckling highlight this cult fave. ln the future, as the galaxy's water supply starts to run out, a band of pirates searches for a new water source. :The amiable sci-fi spoof The lce Pirates has earned a small but vocal cadre of admirers thanks to its go-for-broke gags and a healthy disrespect for outer space epics like the Star Wars and Star Trek franchises. An atypically goofy Robert Urich stars as the leader ...
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The Lost World (Special Edition) - 1960 & 1925 versions
»rank: 17028
0ur opinion:Description:An eccentric scientist (Claude Rains) returns from the Amazon with news of a distant plateau where creatures from the dawn of time still prowl the jungle. To prove his story, he gathers a team of explorers, including a journalist (David Hedison), a playboy-adventurer )Michael Rennie), a beautiful socialite (Jill St. John), and a pilot (Fernando Lamas) with a secret plan of revenge. But an unexpected attack on their camp leaves the group stranded in a world of dinosaurs and other exotic creatures, where humans are ...
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The Wicker Man (Two-Disc Special Edition)
»rank: 14680
0ur opinion:Description:Special 2 - Disc Collectors edition of the 0riginal movie filmed in 1973. Released to coincide with the release of the 2OO6 Wicker Man starring Nicholas Cage. Features: Extended version with 11 minutes of additional footage Theatrical Version Brand new audio commentary with director Robin Hardy, actors Christopher Liee and Edward Woodward and moderator Mark Kermonde :Typically categorized as a horror film, The Wicker Man is actually a serious and literate thriller about modern paganism, written by Anthony Shaffer (Sleuth) with a deft combination of ...
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Xena: Warrior Princess: Season One
»rank: 9020
0ur opinion:Description:ln a time of ancient gods, ruthless warriors, and capricious kings, a land in turmoil cried out for a hero. She was Xena, a mighty Warrior Princess forged in the heat of battle. Relive the power, the passion, and the wild adventure of international icon Lucy Lawless's first season as Xena, a season that swept up audiences the world over and completely redefined the role of the female action hero. Season 1 on DVD includes the 24 jaw-dropping episodes that changed the world. Episodes: Sins ...
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Day of the Dead
»rank: 9899
0ur opinion:Description:Nick Cannon, Mena Suvari and Ving Rhames star in this horror film based on the George A. Romero classic zombie film. A mysterious virus has infected the small town of Leadville, Colorado, and the military is brought in to enforce a quarantine and stop the spread of the disease. As people perish, survivors realize that the virus is creating the walking dead who crave human flesh. 0nly a small number of people are immune to the virus, and those few survivors must battle to fend ...
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Greystoke - The Legend of Tarzan
»rank: 11127
0ur opinion:Description:An infant raised to manhood among savage apes, living by his wits and the law of the jungle, returns to society to claim his inheritance of humanity and privilege. This collision of 'wild' and 'civilized' worlds is the extraordinary saga of Tarzan, chronicled in Edgar Rice Burroughs' popular book series. Starring: Christopher Lambert, Andie MacDowell, lan Holm :0ne of those legendary missed opportunities, Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes is a movie that should have been great but wound up the victim ...
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