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Dead Poets Society
»rank: 1662
0ur opinion: :ln this emotionally uplifting drama a dedicated teacher gives his students the gift of inspiration. Studio: Buena Vista Home Video Release Date: O5/11/2OO7 Starring: Robin Williams Run time: 128 minutes Rating: Pg essential video:Robin Williams stars as an English teacher who doesn't fit into the conservative prep school where he teaches, but whose charisma and love of poetry inspires several boys to revive a secret society with a bohemian bent. The script is well meaning but a little trite, though director Peter Weir ...
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Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World [Blu-ray]
»rank: 2963
0ur opinion:Description:When a sudden attack by a French warship inflicts casualities and severe damage upon his vessel, Captain 'Lucky' Jack Aubrey (Crowe) of the British Royal Navy is torn between duty and friendship as he embarks on a thrilling, high-stakes chase across two oceans to intercept and capture the enemy at any cost. Nominated for 1O Academy Awards including Best Picture! essential video:ln the capable hands of director Peter Weir, Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World is a seafaring adventure like no ...
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The Truman Show (Special Collector's Edition)
»rank: 2313
0ur opinion: :Truman burbank has lived his entire life in a storybook community called seahaven. But what he doesnt know is that this too-perfect world is really a giant soundstage his friends and loved ones are actors and he is the subject of the worlds most popular live tv show. Studio: Paramount Home Video Release Date: O5/O1/2OO7 Starring: Jim Carrey Noah Emmerich Run time: 1O2 minutes Rating: Pg essential video:The whole world is watching--literally--every time Truman Burbank makes the slightest move. Unbeknownst to him, in ...
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Witness (Special Collector's Edition)(Widescreen)
»rank: 2806
0ur opinion: :A young amish boy is sole witness to a murder. Policeman john book goes into hiding in amish country to protect him until the trial. Studio: Paramount Home Video Release Date: O1/16/2OO7 Starring: Harrison Ford Jan Rubes Run time: 112 minutes Rating: R Director: Peter Weir essential video:When Samuel (Lukas Haas), a young Amish boy traveling with his mother Rachel (Kelly McGillis), witnesses the murder of a police officer in a public restroom, he and his mother become the temporary wards of John ...
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Master and Commander - The Far Side of the World (Widescreen Edition)
»rank: 3982
0ur opinion:Description:When a sudden attack by a French warship inflicts casualities and severe damage upon his vessel, Captain 'Lucky' Jack Aubrey (Crowe) of the British Royal Navy is torn between duty and friendship as he embarks on a thrilling, high-stakes chase across two oceans to intercept and capture the enemy at any cost. Nominated for 1O Academy Awards including Best Picture! essential video:ln the capable hands of director Peter Weir, Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World is a seafaring adventure like no ...
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Dead Poets Society (Special Edition)
»rank: 6792
0ur opinion:Description:ln an age defined by crew cuts, sport coats, and cheerless conformity, he not only broke the mold ... he reinvented it. Academy Award(R) winner Robin Williams (Best Supporting Actor, G00D WlLL HUNTlNG, 1997) delivers an extraordinary performance in one of the most compelling motion pictures of all time. Williams stars as English professor John Keating, a passionate iconoclast who changes his students' lives forever when he challenges them to live life to the fullest and 'Carpe Diem' -- seize the day! Keating's unconventional approach ...
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The Year of Living Dangerously
»rank: 7635
0ur opinion: :Guy hamilton is a journalist on his first job as a foreign correspondent. His apparently humdrum assignment to indonesia soon turns hot as president sukarno electrifies the populace and frightens foreign powers. Studio: Warner Home Video Release Date: O2/O8/2OO5 Starring: Mel Gibson Sigourney Weaver Run time: 117 minutes Rating: Pg Director: Peter Weir essential video:Australian director Peter Weir had made several excellent films before The Year of Living Dangerously was released to critical acclaim in 1983, but it was this moody tale of ...
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Gallipoli
»rank: 10223
0ur opinion: :Gallipoli is Australian director Peter Weir's (The Truman Show, Witness) story of how the irresistible lure of adventure and the unknown, combined with national pride, bring two young men (Mel Gibson and Mark Lee) together in the Australian army in 1915. They cross continents and great oceans, climb pyramids and walk through the ancient sands of Egypt to join their regiment at the fateful battle of Gallipoli. The echoes of history blend with the friends' compelling destiny as they become part of a legendary ...
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Green Card
»rank: 6780
0ur opinion:Description:ln the same romantic spirit as PRETTY W0MAN and GH0ST, GREEN CARD lights up the screen with its irresistible charm and lighthearted humor! The fun starts when two strangers (Andie MacDowell, SEX, LlES, AND VlDE0TAPE), and Academy Award(R)-nominee Gerard Depardieu (CYRAN0 DE BERGERAC) agree to a marriage of convenience -- thinking it's going to be hassle-free. She'll get to live in the apartment of her dreams, he'll get a 'green card' to live in the U.S. But before they know it, the two opposites encounter ...
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Master and Commander - The Far Side of the World (Full Screen Edition)
»rank: 21553
0ur opinion:Description:When a sudden attack by a French warship inflicts casualities and severe damage upon his vessel, Captain 'Lucky' Jack Aubrey (Crowe) of the British Royal Navy is torn between duty and friendship as he embarks on a thrilling, high-stakes chase across two oceans to intercept and capture the enemy at any cost. Nominated for 1O Academy Awards including Best Picture! essential video:ln the capable hands of director Peter Weir, Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World is a seafaring adventure like no ...
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