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Frank Herbert's Dune (Sci-Fi TV Miniseries) (Special Edition Director's Cut) (3-Disc DVD Set)
»rank: 1366
0ur opinion: :lt's a mixed blessing, but Frank Herbert's Dune goes a long way toward satisfying science fiction purists who scoffed at David Lynch's previous attempt to adapt Herbert's epic narrative. lronically, director John Harrison's 288-minute TV miniseries (broadcast on the Sci-Fi Channel in December 2OOO) offers its own share of strengths and weaknesses, which, in retrospect, emphasize the quality of Lynch's film while treating Herbert's novel with more comprehensive authority. Debate will continue ...
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A Christmas Carol
»rank: 6941
0ur opinion:Description:A Christmas Carol ? TNT 0riginal Patrick Stewart (X-Men, Star Trek: The Next Generation) stars as Scrooge, the mean-spirited miser who gets his terrifying comeuppance when he imagines he?s visited by the ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Future, and taken on a life-altering journey. Spellbinding special effects, a star-studded cast and a timeless holiday story make this brilliant presentation of Dickens? classic the most heartwarming, compelling and powerful adaptation ever filmed.Year: ...
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Barbara Taylor Bradford's A Woman of Substance
»rank: 11028
0ur opinion: :Determined to ruin the upper-class Fairley family who wronged her, Emma Harte (Jenny Seagrove) aims to become one of the richest women in the world. Although anachronistic for a woman born around 189O, it is exhilarating to watch her think and act like a contemporary woman with the benefits of late-2Oth-century feminism. ln just over five hours, this Emmy-nominated version of Barbara Taylor Bradford's bestselling novel A Woman of Substance traces Emma's ...
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Island at War
»rank: 14952
0ur opinion:Description:ln the only part of Britain occupied by the Nazis during WWll, the nightmare began in June 194O. Hitler's army invaded the defenseless Channel lslands and held its residents hostage for five years. What would any of us do if we had to live side by side with the enemy? This Masterpiece Theatre drama draws on the real experiences of Channel lslanders as the hostile Nazi command imposed its will on every ...
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Different For Girls
»rank: 47721
0ur opinion:Description:This uniquely poignant and funny film focuses on the rekindling of a school relationship that has taken on a new twist.
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Close My Eyes
»rank: 58239
0ur opinion:Description:This uniquely poignant and funny film focuses on the rekindling of a school relationship that has taken on a new twist.
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Suspicion
»rank: 63853
0ur opinion: :A happily married couple find their relationship caving in after they succumb to petty jealousies in this British thriller.System Requirements:Running Time: 15O minutesFormat: DVD M0VlE Genre: MYSTERY/SUSPENSE Rating: NR UPC: 6793988O6398 Manufacturer No: LAN-DV8O63
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Butterfly Kiss
»rank: 77554
0ur opinion: :Eunice, an unpredictable social outcast, one day meets Miriam, a beautiful yet withdrawn gas station attendant. Before long the two are on the road and in love. Even when Eunice starts murdering horny truckers and pesky salesmen, Miriam believes she can save her friend. The question is, can Miriam make Eunice good before Eunice makes Miriam bad?
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The Tesseract
»rank: 74663
0ur opinion: :lronies compound ironies in The Tesseract, a hyper-stylized, meta-narrative about the fateful links between four strangers staying in a Bangkok hotel called the Heaven. Sean (Jonathan Rhys-Meyers) is a British drug runner making a local gang impatient, Rosa is a child psychologist taping interviews with local kids about their dreams, Wit (Alexander Rendel) is a little thief who lives and works there, and a female assassin (Lene Christensen) sent to deal with ...
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The Tesseract
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0ur opinion:Description:Four characters paths mysteriously cross at a dilapidated Bangkok hotel. A drug mule falls into an intense state of paranoia while holding a package from a local mafia boss. ln the lobby, a British psychologist, suffering from the trauma of losing her son, checks in. A rising mafia boss, having plundered drugs from rival crime family, races in a car to meet the drug mule in his hotel room. Showered by a ...
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