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Review Xenon / Dolemite [1975] (NTSC)
Actors & Directors
  • Rudy Ray Moore
  • Jerry Jones
  • Lady Reed
  • D'Urville Martin
  • D'Urville Martin
Release date: 2002-03-19
Run time: 91 min.
Creator: Arthur Wright
Price: £4.06

Review Dolemite [1975] (NTSC) / Xenon:


Review Paramount / Clockstoppers [2002] (REGION 1) (NTSC)
Actors & Directors
  • Pamela Dunlap
  • Michael Biehn
  • Tony Abatemarco
  • Jesse Bradford
  • Paula Garcés
Release date: 2002-08-13
Run time: 93 min.
Creator: Paul Hughen
Price: £2.62

Review Clockstoppers [2002] (REGION 1) (NTSC) / Paramount:


Review Columbia TriStar / Stuart Little [2000] (REGION 1) (NTSC)
Actors & Directors
  • Rob Minkoff
  • Nathan Lane
  • Geena Davis
  • Michael J. Fox
  • Jonathan Lipnicki
  • Hugh Laurie
Release date: 2000-04-18
Run time: 85 min.
Price: £13.51

Review Stuart Little [2000] (REGION 1) (NTSC) / Columbia TriStar:

This live-action version of EB White's novel doesn't have quite the magic of, say, Toy Story. Instead of entertainment the whole family can be enthralled with, Stuart Little is squarely aimed, and successfully so, at the four to 10-year-old viewer. Does this make it a bad family film? Not in the slightest. The gee-whiz visual effects (created by original Star Wars wizard John Dykstra) and the film's ebullient wholesomeness make this a welcome addition to the home library. In EB White's world, it's hardly surprising that human parents would adopt "outside their species". The smooth-talking mouse Stuart (voiced by Michael J Fox) seems the perfect new child for parents Geena Davis and Hugh Laurie, especially with an adorable wardrobe of very small sweaters and pants. Stuart has more difficulty fitting in with the Little's family cat, Snowbell (voiced by Nathan Lane, who also deftly voiced Timon in director Rob Minkoff's last feature, The Lion King). The simple story deals with Stuart trying to fit in with his new life, including big brother George (Jerry Maguire's scene-stealing Jonathan Lipnicki). And of course there's an adventure when Snowbell's schemes put Stuart into real danger from the devious plans of an alley cat named Smokey (voiced by Chazz Palminteri). Brisk-85 minutes-amusing and tolerably cute, Stuart Little stands tall. [+]
Two curios: The effects are so cleanly done that we could call Stuart the first successfully computer-animated actor, and the screenplay was co-written by M Night Shyamalan, who made bigger waves in 1999 writing and directing The Sixth Sense. -Doug Thomas, Amazon. com.

Review Columbia TriStar / Charlie's Angels [2000] (REGION 1) (NTSC)
Actors & Directors
  • McG
  • Drew Barrymore
  • Sam Rockwell
  • Cameron Diaz
  • Lucy Liu
  • Bill Murray
Release date: 2003-05-27
Run time: 99 min.
Price: £2.80

Review Charlie's Angels [2000] (REGION 1) (NTSC) / Columbia TriStar:

Happily Charlie's Angels is a surprisingly successful TV-into-movie update of the seminal 1970s jiggle show. Cameron Diaz, Drew Barrymore (who also produced) and Lucy Liu star as the hair-tossing, fashion-setting, kung-fu fighting trio employed by the mysterious Charlie (voiced by the original Charlie, John Forsythe). When a high-tech programmer (Sam Rockwell) is kidnapped, the angels seek out the suspects, with the daffy Bosley (Bill Murray in a casting coup) in tow. A happy, cornball popcorn flick, Charlie's Angels is played for laughs with plenty of ribbing references to the old TV show as well as modern caper films like Mission: Impossible. McG, a music video director making his feature film debut (usually a death warrant for a movie's integrity), infuses the film with plenty of Matrix-style combat pyrotechnics, and the result is the first successful all-American Hong Kong-style action flick. Plenty of movies boast a New Age feminism that has their stars touting their sexuality while being their own women, but unlike something as obnoxious as Coyote Ugly, Angels succeeds with a positive spin on Girl Power for the new millennium (Diaz especially sizzles in her role of crack super agent/airhead blonde). From the send-up of the TV show's credit sequence to the outtakes over the end credits, Charlie's Angels is a delight. -Doug Thomas, Amazon. com.

Review Tai Seng Entertainment / Fight Back to School [1991] (NTSC)
Actors & Directors
  • Man Tat Ng
  • Man Cheung
  • Gordon Chan
  • Gabriel Wong
  • Stephen Chow
  • Roy Cheung
Release date: 2006-03-28
Run time: 101 min.
Price: £9.12

Review Fight Back to School [1991] (NTSC) / Tai Seng Entertainment:


Review MTI Home Video / Break a Leg [2003] (REGION 1) (NTSC)
Actors & Directors
  • Paula Marshall
  • J.J. Johnston
  • Kevin Corrigan
  • Monika Mitchell
  • Elizabeth Berridge
  • Jennifer Beals
Release date: 2006-03-21
Run time: 97 min.
Creator: Roger Bellon
Price: £2.98

Review Break a Leg [2003] (REGION 1) (NTSC) / MTI Home Video:


Review Entertainment in Video / Rush Hour [UMD Mini for PSP] [1998]
Actors & Directors
  • Brett Ratner
  • Tom Wilkinson
  • Christopher Penn
  • Chris Tucker
  • Jackie Chan
  • Elizabeth Pena
Release date: 2005-09-01
Run time: 98 min.
RRP: £17.99
Price: £12.48

Review Rush Hour [UMD Mini for PSP] [1998] / Entertainment in Video:

The plot line may sound familiar: Two mismatched cops are assigned as reluctant partners to solve a crime. Culturally they are complete opposites, and they quickly realize they can't stand each other. One (Jackie Chan) believes in doing things by the book. He is a man with integrity and nerves of steel. The other (Chris Tucker) is an amiable rebel who can't stand authority figures. He's a man who has to do everything on his own, much to the displeasure of his superior officer, who in turn thinks this cop is a loose cannon but tolerates him because he gets the job done. Directed by Brett Ratner, Rush Hour doesn't break any new ground in terms of story, stunts, or direction. It rehashes just about every "buddy" movie ever made-in fact, it makes films such as Tango and Cash seem utterly original and clever by comparison. So, why did this uninspired movie make over $120 million at the box office? Was the whole world suffering from temporary insanity? Hardly. The explanation for the success of Rush Hour is quite simple: chemistry. [+]
The casting of veteran action maestro Jackie Chan with the charming and often hilarious Chris Tucker was a serendipitous stroke of genius. Fans of Jackie Chan may be slightly disappointed by the lack of action set pieces that emphasize his kung-fu craft. On the other hand, those who know the history of this seasoned Hong Kong actor will be able to appreciate that Rush Hour was the mainstream breakthrough that Chan had deserved for years. Coupled with the charismatic scene-stealer Tucker, Chan gets to flex his comic muscles to great effect. From their first scenes together to the trademark Chan outtakes during the end credits, their ability to play off of one another is a joy to behold, and this mischievous interaction is what saves the film from slipping into the depths of pitiful mediocrity. -Jeremy Storey.

Review Velocity / Thinkfilm / .45 [2007] (REGION 1) (NTSC)
Actors & Directors
  • Aisha Tyler
  • Stephen Dorff
  • Angus Macfadyen
  • Sarah Strange
  • Gary Lennon
  • Milla Jovovich
Release date: 2007-04-24
Run time: 97 min.
Price: £7.62

Review .45 [2007] (REGION 1) (NTSC) / Velocity / Thinkfilm:


Review Madacy / They Call Me Bruce? [1982] (REGION 1) (NTSC)
Actors & Directors
  • Martin Azarow
  • Pam Huntington
  • Johnny Yune
  • Elliott Hong
  • Raf Mauro
  • Margaux Hemingway
Release date: 2003-04-29
Run time: 85 min.
Price: £1.92

Review They Call Me Bruce? [1982] (REGION 1) (NTSC) / Madacy:


Review Columbia TriStar / Hollywood Homicide [2003] (REGION 1) (NTSC)
Actors & Directors
  • Isaiah Washington
  • Bruce Greenwood
  • Ron Shelton
  • Harrison Ford
  • Lena Olin
  • Josh Hartnett
Release date: 2003-10-07
Run time: 116 min.
Price: £2.06

Review Hollywood Homicide [2003] (REGION 1) (NTSC) / Columbia TriStar:

Harrison Ford lends his solid, perpetually disgruntled presence to Hollywood Homicide, an action comedy in which he's paired with the squinty eyes and peaches-and-cream complexion of Josh Hartnett (Black Hawk Down). Radical French film-maker Jean-Luc Godard would appreciate this complete deconstruction of the buddy-cop flick genre; basic cinematic elements (mismatched partners, a hard-ass superior riding them, arguments about who's going to drive, arguments about intuition vs. diligent detective work, the bad cop who killed Hartnett's father, etc. ) have been scrambled and slapped together with no concern for coherence, making clear their innately artificial nature. Sex scenes and car chases come out of nowhere and disappear without consequence, providing arbitrary visual stimulus. During shoot-outs, it's impossible to tell who got killed or why, underscoring a basic doubt about the purpose of making movies like Hollywood Homicide. It's rare for a mainstream movie to be so daringly (if perhaps accidentally) avant-garde. -Bret Fetzer.

Review Columbia TriStar / Blankman [1994] (REGION 1) (NTSC)
Actors & Directors
  • Mark Burton
  • Jason Alexander
  • Gerry Black
  • June Christopher
  • Shuko Akune
Release date: 2002-01-08
Run time: 96 min.
Creator: Newton Thomas Sigel
Price: £2.75

Review Blankman [1994] (REGION 1) (NTSC) / Columbia TriStar:


Review Paramount Home Entertainment / The Mean Machine [2001]
Actors & Directors
  • David Kelly
  • David Hemmings
  • Vas Blackwood
  • Vinnie Jones
  • Ralph Brown
  • Barry Skolnick
Release date: 2002-11-04
Run time: 95 min.
RRP: £12.99
Price: £10.99

Review The Mean Machine [2001] / Paramount Home Entertainment:


Review Venevision / Malabana [2001] (REGION 1) (NTSC)
Actors & Directors
  • Guido Giansoldati
Release date: 2007-04-17
Run time: 102 min.
Price: £6.10

Review Malabana [2001] (REGION 1) (NTSC) / Venevision:


Review MGM / Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia [1974] (REGION 1) (NTSC)
Actors & Directors
  • Gig Young
  • Robert Webber
  • Sam Peckinpah
  • Helmut Dantine
  • Warren Oates
  • Isela Vega
Release date: 2005-03-22
Run time: 112 min.
Price: £3.96

Review Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia [1974] (REGION 1) (NTSC) / MGM:


Review Warner Home Video / Space Cowboys [2000] (REGION 1) (NTSC)
Actors & Directors
  • Blair Brown
  • Clint Eastwood
  • Arthur Cybulski
  • James Cromwell
  • Barbara Babcock
  • Loren Dean
Release date: 2001-04-17
Run time: 130 min.
Creator: Lennie Niehaus
Price: £2.32

Review Space Cowboys [2000] (REGION 1) (NTSC) / Warner Home Video:

Space Cowboys is a slice of cornball Americana that's so much fun you'll be tempted to stand up and salute. Director and co-star Clint Eastwood manages to turn what might have been ludicrous into a jubilant tribute to age and experience, and Space Cowboys succeeds as two movies in one-a comedy about retired pilots given one last shot at glory and an Apollo 13-like thriller with all the requisite heroics. With a dream cast of Hollywood vets playing old farts described in tabloids as "The Ripe Stuff", the movie jumps from a 1958 prologue (establishing their lost bid for space travel) to 40-plus years later, when the retired Air Force aces (Eastwood, James Garner, Donald Sutherland, Tommy Lee Jones) volunteer to rescue a falling Russian satellite that only Eastwood's character can repair. It turns out that Russkie bird is a Cold War leftover equipped with live nuclear warheads, and the movie revs up to a rousing climax in which our heroes prove their mettle. But first the comedy: watching these codgers struggle to pass NASA's physical tests is a total hoot, with running gags about wrinkles, dentures, and oysters for sagging libidos. (Sutherland is the scene-stealer, but they're all having a blast. ) Once in space, the movie gets down to business, and the visual-effects wizards at Industrial Light and Magic provide stunning vistas from Earth's orbit; a shot looking down at the boot of Italy is particularly beautiful. A sub-plot involving a weasely NASA administrator (James Cromwell) is rather perfunctory, but it hardly matters. Space Cowboys earns its wings, once again demonstrating Eastwood's comfort with any genre he chooses. -Jeff Shannon, Amazon. [+]
com On the DVD: Even though it boasts no sub-title like "Special Edition," this DVD has some of the nicest extras you'll want to see. There's nearly an hour of behind-the-footage material, all of it superior made-for-cable featurettes so often included on DVDs. The technicians divulge little tricks of the trade, revealing more computer effects in the film than you think. Longtime Eastwood editor Joel Cox provides insight into the director's work routine. The highlight, though, is an extended version of the four principle's appearance on The Tonight Show with Leno providing some interesting comments on how he chooses what films will "appear" on his show. -Doug Thomas, Amazon. com.

Review Origin Arts 53271 / Crazy Hong Kong [1994]
Actors & Directors
  • Cecilia Yip
  • N!xau
  • Conrad Janis
  • Lau Ching-Wan
Release date: 2007-03-20
Run time: 91 min.
Creator: Lau Yu-Tat
Price: £9.23

Review Crazy Hong Kong [1994] / Origin Arts 53271:


Review Sony Pictures / Southland Tales [2007] (REGION 1) (NTSC)
Actors & Directors
  • Justin Timberlake
  • Mandy Moore (II)
  • Seann William Scott
  • Dwayne Johnson
  • Richard Kelly (II)
  • Sarah Michelle Gellar
Release date: 2008-03-18
Run time: 144 min.
Price: £10.37

Review Southland Tales [2007] (REGION 1) (NTSC) / Sony Pictures:


Review Tai Seng / The Chinese Feast [1996] (NTSC)
Actors & Directors
  • Peter Lai
  • Kar-Ying Law
  • Shun Lau
  • Anita Yuen
  • Hark Tsui
  • Peter Pau
Release date: 2002-11-26
Run time: 110 min.
Price: £5.16

Review The Chinese Feast [1996] (NTSC) / Tai Seng:


Actors & Directors
  • David Opatoshu
  • Jane Birkin
  • Lainie Kazan
  • Eli Wallach
  • Abraham Polonsky
  • Yul Brynner
Release date: 2004-06-29
Run time: 101 min.
Price: £7.35

Review Romance of a Horsethief [1977] / Vidtape:


Review Tai Seng / High Risk [1995] (REGION 1) (NTSC)
Actors & Directors
  • Charlie Yeung
  • Kelvin Wong
  • Jing Wong
  • Jacky Cheung
  • Chingmy Yau
  • Jet Li
Release date: 1997-12-17
Run time: 100 min.
Price: £6.36

Review High Risk [1995] (REGION 1) (NTSC) / Tai Seng:

Jet Li can always be relied upon when it comes to action movies, and Meltdown is no exception. No surprises with the story line: Kit Li witnesses his wife blown up in a gangster attack masterminded by the nefarious Doctor, only to be confronted by the same "no risk, no reward" gangster two years later, now aiming to steal the Russian crown jewels from a hotel complex. The shadow of Die Hard falls heavily across the action, with its skyscraper stunts and marauding helicopter, given an appropriate twist by the high-velocity martial-arts sequences and director Wong Jing's stylish take on the high-tech metropolis that is Hong Kong. Jackie Cheung adds a comic element as Frankie Lane, the action-movie star seemingly past his sell-by date, and Kwan Sau Mei's Doctor is the epitome of suave nastiness. On the DVD: Meltdown on disc has a 1. 85:1 widescreen picture that reproduces the plethora of monochrome conference rooms and exploding glass panels with dizzying clarity. This release comes ready dubbed into English-don't check the synchronisation too often and you'll hardly notice-with subtitles in 12 languages. The photo gallery is enlivened with Jet Li trivia, while the filmographies are unusually frank about the commercial nature of the Hong Kong film industry in general and Wong Jing's contribution in particular. But done with this degree of panache, films such as Meltdown are never less than 110# entertainment. -Richard Whitehouse.

Models & Brands:
Dolemite [1975] (NTSC), Clockstoppers [2002] (REGION 1) (NTSC), Stuart Little [2000] (REGION 1) (NTSC), Charlie's Angels [2000] (REGION 1) (NTSC), Fight Back to School [1991] (NTSC), Break a Leg [2003] (REGION 1) (NTSC), Rush Hour [UMD Mini for PSP] [1998], .45 [2007] (REGION 1) (NTSC), They Call Me Bruce? [1982] (REGION 1) (NTSC), Hollywood Homicide [2003] (REGION 1) (NTSC), Blankman [1994] (REGION 1) (NTSC), The Mean Machine [2001], Malabana [2001] (REGION 1) (NTSC), Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia [1974] (REGION 1) (NTSC), Space Cowboys [2000] (REGION 1) (NTSC), Crazy Hong Kong [1994], Southland Tales [2007] (REGION 1) (NTSC), The Chinese Feast [1996] (NTSC), Romance of a Horsethief [1977], High Risk [1995] (REGION 1) (NTSC)

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