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Review Columbia TriStar / Monty Python and the Holy Grail [1974] (REGION 1) (NTSC)
Actors & Directors
  • Connie Booth
  • Sandy Johnson
  • Bee Duffell
  • Carol Cleveland
  • Rita Davies
Release date: 2001-10-23
Run time: 89 min.
Creator: De Wolfe
Price: £8.15

Review Monty Python and the Holy Grail [1974] (REGION 1) (NTSC) / Columbia TriStar:

Could this be the funniest movie ever made? By any rational measure of comedy, this medieval romp from the Monty Python troupe certainly belongs on the short list of candidates. According to Leonard Maltin's Movie & Video Guide, it's "recommended for fans only," but we say hogwash to that-you could be a complete newcomer to the Python phenomenon and still find this send-up of the Arthurian legend to be wet-your-pants hilarious. It's basically a series of sketches woven together as King Arthur's quest for the Holy Grail, with Graham Chapman as the King, Terry Gilliam as his simpleton sidekick Patsy, and the rest of the Python gang filling out a variety of outrageous roles. The comedy highlights are too numerous to mention, but once you've seen Arthur's outrageously bloody encounter with the ominous Black Knight (John Cleese), you'll know that nothing's sacred in the Python school of comedy. From holy hand grenades to killer bunnies to the absurdity of the three-headed knights who say "Ni-!," this is the kind of movie that will strike you as fantastically funny or just plain silly, but why stop there? It's all over the map, and the pace lags a bit here and there, but for every throwaway gag the Pythons have invented, there's a bit of subtle business or grand-scale insanity that's utterly inspired. The sum of this madness is a movie that's beloved by anyone with a pulse and an irreverent sense of humor. If this movie doesn't make you laugh, you're almost certainly dead. -Jeff Shannon.

Review Madacy / Secret Agent [1936] (REGION 1) (NTSC)
Actors & Directors
  • Madeleine Carroll
  • John Gielgud
  • Peter Lorre
  • Robert Young
  • Alfred Hitchcock
  • Percy Marmont
Release date: 1998-07-29
Run time: 86 min.
Price: £32.95

Review Secret Agent [1936] (REGION 1) (NTSC) / Madacy:

One of Alfred Hitchcock's finest pre-Hollywood films, the 1936 Secret Agent stars a young John Gielgud as a British spy whose death is faked by his intelligence superiors. Reinvented with another identity and outfitted with a wife (Madeleine Carroll), Gielgud's character is sent on assignment with a cold-blooded accomplice (Peter Lorre) to assassinate a German agent. En route, the counterfeit couple keeps company with an affable American (Robert Young), who turns out to be more than he seems after the wrong man is murdered by Gielgud and Lorre. Dense with interwoven ideas about false names and real identities, about appearances as lies and the brutality of the hidden, and about the complicity of those who watch the anarchy that others do, Secret Agent declared that Alfred Hitchcock was well along the road to mastery as a filmmaker and, more importantly, knew what it was he wanted to say for the rest of his career. -Tom Keogh One of Alfred Hitchcock's finest pre-Hollywood films, the 1936 Secret Agent stars a young John Gielgud as a British spy whose death is faked by his intelligence superiors. Reinvented with a new identity and outfitted with a wife (Madeleine Carroll), Gielgud's character is sent on assignment with a cold-blooded accomplice (Peter Lorre) to assassinate a German agent. En route, the counterfeit couple keeps company with an affable American (Robert Young), who turns out to be more than he seems after the wrong man is murdered by Gielgud and Lorre. Dense with interwoven ideas about false names and real identities, about appearances as lies and the brutality of the hidden, and about the complicity of those who watch the anarchy that others do, Secret Agent declared that Alfred Hitchcock was well along the road to mastery as a filmmaker and, more importantly, knew what it was he wanted to say for the rest of his career. -Tom Keogh.

Actors & Directors
  • Paul Rodriguez
  • John Schneider
  • Bruce Kessler
  • Bill Norton
Run time: 88 min.

Review Dead Trouble 2 / New World Video:

paul rodriguez,john schneider(dukes of hazzard),two bounty hunters must close down a protection racket,investigate a hot car ring and other corruption.

Review Razor Digital Entertainment / Sex and Bullets [2000] (REGION 1) (NTSC)
Actors & Directors
  • Paul Ben-Victor
  • Judd Nelson
  • Amy Hathaway
  • Sal Viscuso
  • Ruben Preuss
  • Seymour Cassel
Release date: 2004-08-17
Run time: 88 min.
Price: £3.16

Review Sex and Bullets [2000] (REGION 1) (NTSC) / Razor Digital Entertainment:


Review Lions Gate / Gravesend [1997] (REGION 1) (NTSC)
Actors & Directors
  • Tony Tucci
  • Thomas Brandise
  • Salvatore Stabile
  • Michael Parducci
  • Sean Quinn (II)
  • Tom Malloy (II)
Release date: 2003-07-29
Run time: 85 min.
Price: £37.95

Review Gravesend [1997] (REGION 1) (NTSC) / Lions Gate:


Review Tai Seng / Hi, Dharma [2001] (NTSC)
Actors & Directors
  • Shin-yang Park
  • Jin-yeong Jeong
  • Sang-Myeon Park
  • Cheol-kwan Park
  • Su-ro Kim
  • Seong-jin Kang
Release date: 2003-01-14
Run time: 97 min.
Price: £5.46

Review Hi, Dharma [2001] (NTSC) / Tai Seng:


Review Walt Disney Video / Sky High [Blu-ray] [2005] [US Import]
Actors & Directors
  • Danielle Panabaker
  • Christopher Wynne
  • Kelly Preston
  • Kurt Russell
  • Mike Mitchell (VI)
  • Michael Angarano
Release date: 2006-11-21
Run time: 100 min.
Price: £16.59

Review Sky High [Blu-ray] [2005] [US Import] / Walt Disney Video:


Review Trinity Home Entertainment / Get Smart Again [1989] (REGION 1) (NTSC)
Actors & Directors
  • Robert Karvelas
  • Barbara Feldon
  • Gary Nelson
  • Richard Gautier
  • Bernie Kopell
  • Don Adams
Release date: 2004-08-03
Run time: 94 min.
Price: £12.95

Review Get Smart Again [1989] (REGION 1) (NTSC) / Trinity Home Entertainment:


Review Universal Studios / The Coen Brothers' Collection [2001] (REGION 1) (NTSC)
Actors & Directors
  • Ethan Coen
  • Frances McDormand
  • James Gandolfini
  • Michael Badalucco
  • Katherine Borowitz
  • Joel Coen
  • Billy Bob Thornton
Release date: 2005-10-18
Run time: 410 min.
Price: £217.48

Review The Coen Brothers' Collection [2001] (REGION 1) (NTSC) / Universal Studios:


Review Image Entertainment / Ninja Academy [1990] (REGION 1) (NTSC)
Actors & Directors
  • Michael David (III)
  • Will Egan
  • Gerald Okamura
  • Jeff Robinson
  • Kelly Randall
  • Nico Mastorakis
Release date: 2003-03-25
Run time: 93 min.
Price: £31.55

Review Ninja Academy [1990] (REGION 1) (NTSC) / Image Entertainment:


Review Rhino Home Video / The Van [1977] (REGION 1) (NTSC)
Actors & Directors
  • Deborah White
  • Marcie Barkin
  • Sam Grossman
  • Stuart Goetz
  • Bill Adler
  • Harry Moses
Release date: 1999-09-17
Run time: 90 min.
Price: £6.83

Review The Van [1977] (REGION 1) (NTSC) / Rhino Home Video:


Review Universal Studios / The Blues Brothers [1980] (REGION 1) (NTSC)
Actors & Directors
  • John Belushi
  • Ray Charles
  • Joe Cirillo
  • John Candy
  • Cab Calloway
Release date: 1998-09-09
Run time: 148 min.
Creator: Elmer Bernstein
Price: £5.81

Review The Blues Brothers [1980] (REGION 1) (NTSC) / Universal Studios:

After building up the duo's popularity through popular recordings and several performances on Saturday Night Live, John Belushi and Dan Aykroyd-as "legendary" Chicago blues brothers Jake and Elwood Blues-took their act to the big screen in this action-packed hit from 1980. As Jake and Elwood struggle to reunite their old band and save the Chicago orphanage where they were raised, they wreak enough good-natured havoc to attract the entire Cook County police force. The result is a big-budget stunt-fest on a scale rarely attempted before or since, including extended car chases that result in the wanton destruction of shopping malls and more police cars than you can count. Along the way there's plenty of music to punctuate the action, including performances by Ray Charles, Aretha Franklin, Cab Calloway and James Brown that are guaranteed to knock you out. As played with deadpan wit by Belushi and Aykroyd, the Blues Brothers are "on a mission from God", and that gives them a kind of reckless glee that keeps the movie from losing its comedic appeal. Otherwise, this might have been just a bloated marathon of mayhem that quickly wears out its welcome (which is how some critics described this film and its 1998 sequel). Keep an eye out for Steven Spielberg as the city clerk who stamps some crucial paperwork near the end of the film. -Jeff Shannon, Amazon. com.

Review Viz Video / Ping Pong [2004] (REGION 1) (NTSC)
Actors & Directors
  • Sam Lee (III)
  • Koji Ookura
  • Arata
  • Yôsuke Kubozuka
  • Shido Nakamura
  • Fumihiko Sori
Release date: 2007-09-04
Run time: 114 min.
Price: £9.44

Review Ping Pong [2004] (REGION 1) (NTSC) / Viz Video:


Actors & Directors
  • William Forsythe
  • Georgina Cates
  • Burt Reynolds
  • Clive Fleury
Release date: 2004-01-20

Review Big City Blues [1999] (REGION 1) (NTSC) / Beverly Wilshire:


Review K.C. Sales / Jackie Chan's Project A [1983] (REGION 1) (NTSC)
Actors & Directors
  • Sammo Hung
  • Jackie Chan
  • Jackie Chan
  • Yuen Biao
Release date: 2003-11-04
Price: £18.20

Review Jackie Chan's Project A [1983] (REGION 1) (NTSC) / K.C. Sales:

For people who've discovered Jackie Chan through his American hit Rush Hour and want to learn what his Hong Kong movies are like, Project A is an excellent place to start. Chan plays a sailor in 19th-century Hong Kong; pirates have been terrorizing the seas for months and all efforts to combat them have been sabotaged by the corrupt chief of police and a criminal gang, who are in cahoots with the pirates. But the plot is hardly the point-a Jackie Chan movie is about astonishingly acrobatic action sequences and breathtaking stunts, and Project A has plenty. Of particular interest is a bicycle chase that is more suspenseful than any car chase you've ever seen. Chan is joined by Sammo Hung (star of the US TV series Martial Law) as a shifty con man who comes through when the chips are down. Project A also features Yuen Biao, a frequent co-star in Chan's movies, who's yet another astounding martial artist. But what separates Jackie Chan movies from other kung fu flicks is his sense of humour; every fight scene is punctuated by something-a clever use of a prop or sudden reversal of your expectations-that will make you bark with laughter. Sometimes it's just so exquisitely choreographed that the entire movie seems to float on a cloud of giddy delight. Jackie Chan is often compared to the classic silent comedians for his grace and timing-he lives up to it. -Bret Fetzer.

Review Laguna Films / Capulina vs. las Momias (REGION 1) (NTSC)
Actors & Directors
  • Manuel Donde
  • Capulina
  • Freddy Fernandez
  • Enrique Ponton
  • Jacqueline Voltaire
Release date: 2004-03-30
Run time: 92 min.
Price: £3.76

Review Capulina vs. las Momias (REGION 1) (NTSC) / Laguna Films:


Review Jef Films / Burn 'Em Up Barnes [1921]
Actors & Directors
  • Julia Swayne Gordon
  • George Fawcett
  • Johnny Hines
  • Edmund Breese
  • Matthew Betz
Release date: 2008-02-12
Run time: 86 min.
Creator: Ted Beasley
Price: £7.37

Review Burn 'Em Up Barnes [1921] / Jef Films:


Review Columbia TriStar / Stuart Little [2000] (REGION 1) (NTSC)
Actors & Directors
  • Michael J. Fox
  • Jonathan Lipnicki
  • Rob Minkoff
  • Nathan Lane
  • Hugh Laurie
  • Geena Davis
Release date: 2002-05-21
Run time: 84 min.
Price: £2.50

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 Clear Vision Ltd / Due South - Series Three - Part One Of Four
Actors & Directors
  • Paul Gross
  • Callum Keith Rennie
Release date: 2001-04-02
Run time: 270 min.
Price: £16.99

Review Due South - Series Three - Part One Of Four / Clear Vision Ltd:


Actors & Directors
  • Brian Dennehy
  • Ron Howard
  • Wilford Brimley
  • Hume Cronyn
  • Don Ameche
  • Jack Gilford
Release date: 2007-01-30
Run time: 118 min.
Price: £8.68

Review Cocoon [1985] (REGION 1) (NTSC) / 20th Century Fox:

In 1985 Cocoon was a significant trend-bucker amongst summer blockbusters. Whereas other genre efforts were devised to lure a teenage audience into FX extravaganzas, this looked like one for their grandparents. Except that it turned out to be a gentle, affecting tale for all ages. Adapted from David Saperstein's novel, director Ron Howard took great delight in focusing on family relationships and the encroachment of old age (themes that reappeared in nearly all his work from here on). The plot is rather surreal in summary: a group of Florida OAPs befriend aliens in next-door's swimming pool and are rejuvenated to youthful well-being. It's in the FX and characterisations that the story comes alive. Both were acknowledged with Academy Awards; with Don Ameche's supporting role deserving praise for more than just the moment when he does some bodypopping on the dance floor. Wilford Brimley is the real star, a bluff old codger wanting to do right by everyone. Steve Guttenberg provides comic support and allows for a little non-wrinkly nudity with foxy space gal Kitty (Tahnee Welch). ILM's visuals remain polished and inspired, but never allowing us to lose sight of the characters basking in their dazzle. [+]
-Paul Tonks.

Models & Brands:
Monty Python and the Holy Grail [1974] (REGION 1) (NTSC), Secret Agent [1936] (REGION 1) (NTSC), Dead Trouble 2, Sex and Bullets [2000] (REGION 1) (NTSC), Gravesend [1997] (REGION 1) (NTSC), Hi, Dharma [2001] (NTSC), Sky High [Blu-ray] [2005] [US Import], Get Smart Again [1989] (REGION 1) (NTSC), The Coen Brothers' Collection [2001] (REGION 1) (NTSC), Ninja Academy [1990] (REGION 1) (NTSC), The Van [1977] (REGION 1) (NTSC), The Blues Brothers [1980] (REGION 1) (NTSC), Ping Pong [2004] (REGION 1) (NTSC), Big City Blues [1999] (REGION 1) (NTSC), Jackie Chan's Project A [1983] (REGION 1) (NTSC), Capulina vs. las Momias (REGION 1) (NTSC), Burn 'Em Up Barnes [1921], Stuart Little [2000] (REGION 1) (NTSC), Due South - Series Three - Part One Of Four, Cocoon [1985] (REGION 1) (NTSC)

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