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Review BCI, a Navarre Corporation Company / The Sweeney: The Complete First Series [1975] (REGION 1) (NTSC)
Actors & Directors
  • Dennis Waterman
  • Douglas Camfield
  • John Thaw
  • Terry Green
  • Tom Clegg
  • Morris Perry
  • John Flanagan
  • Ed Devereaux
  • Ted Childs
  • David Wickes
Release date: 2007-06-05
Run time: 650 min.
Creator: Allan Prior
Price: £15.03

Review The Sweeney: The Complete First Series [1975] (REGION 1) (NTSC) / BCI, a Navarre Corporation Company:


Review Criterion / Fanfan La Tulipe [1952] (REGION 1) (NTSC)
Actors & Directors
  • Gina Lollobrigida
  • Christian-Jaque
  • Gérard Philipe
  • Henri Rollan
  • Marcel Herrand
  • Olivier Hussenot
Release date: 2008-11-18
Run time: 102 min.
Creator: Henri Jeanson
Price: £14.64

Review Fanfan La Tulipe [1952] (REGION 1) (NTSC) / Criterion:


Review Anchor Bay / Nick Knight [1989] (REGION 1) (NTSC)
Actors & Directors
  • Andree Chapman
  • Al Berry
  • David Byrd
  • Farhad Mann
  • Allison Barron
  • Rick Springfield
Release date: 2003-03-04
Run time: 92 min.
Creator: Barney Cohen
Price: £3.80

Review Nick Knight [1989] (REGION 1) (NTSC) / Anchor Bay:


Review Kino / Griffith Masterworks Set [2008] (REGION 1) (NTSC)
Actors & Directors
  • Lillian Gish
  • Richard Barthelmess
  • Henry B. Walthall
  • D.W. Griffith
  • G.W. Bitzer
  • Mae Marsh
  • Douglas Fairbanks
Release date: 2002-12-10
Run time: 986 min.
Creator: Charles Kingsley
Price: £43.47

Review Griffith Masterworks Set [2008] (REGION 1) (NTSC) / Kino:


Review / Mars Attacks! [1997]
Actors & Directors
  • Jack Nicholson
  • Annette Bening
  • Sarah Jessica Parker
  • Glenn Close
  • Pierce Brosnan
  • Tim Burton
Run time: 106 min.
Creator: Woody Gelman
Price: £19.03

Review Mars Attacks! [1997]:

It's enlightening to view Tim Burton's Mars Attacks! as his twisted satire of the blockbuster film Independence Day, which was released earlier the same year, although the movies were in production simultaneously. Burton's eye-popping, schlock tribute to 1950s UFO movies actually plays better on video than it did in cinemas. The idea of invading aliens ray-gunning the big-name movie stars in the cast is a cleverly subversive one, and the bulb-headed, funny-sounding animated Martians are pretty nifty, but it all seemed to be spread thin on the big screen. On video, however, the movie's kooky humour seems a bit more concentrated. The Earth actors (most of whom get zapped or kidnapped for alien science experiments) include Jack Nicholson, Glenn Close, Annette Bening, Pierce Brosnan, Danny DeVito, Martin Short, Sarah Jessica Parker, Rod Steiger, Michael J Fox, Lukas Haas, Jim Brown, Tom Jones and Pam Grier. -Jim Emerson.

Review MTI Home Video / Break a Leg [2003] (REGION 1) (NTSC)
Actors & Directors
  • Elizabeth Berridge
  • J.J. Johnston
  • Kevin Corrigan
  • Monika Mitchell
  • Paula Marshall
  • Jennifer Beals
Release date: 2006-03-21
Run time: 97 min.
Creator: Roger Bellon
Price: £4.34

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


Review DreamWorks / Catch Me If You Can [2002] (REGION 1) (NTSC)
Actors & Directors
  • Candice Azzara
  • Frank Abagnale Jr.
  • Nathalie Baye
  • James Brolin
  • Jim Antonio
Release date: 2003-05-06
Run time: 141 min.
Creator: John Williams
Price: £3.76

Review Catch Me If You Can [2002] (REGION 1) (NTSC) / DreamWorks:

A lot less momentous in subject matter than most recent Steven Spielberg films, Catch Me If You Can is the "inspired by a true story" tale of Frank Abagnale Jr (Leonardo di Caprio), a mature-looking teenager who spent the 1960s as an odd type of conman: passing himself off as an airline pilot to get free flights, holding down a job as supervisor of an ER team, and even passing a bar exam after only two weeks' study, all the while dealing in forged cheques. As his illicit earnings spiral up above four million dollars, Frank is dogged by FBI agent Hanratty (Tom Hanks), a plodder who begins to have a relationship with his quarry-the boy politely telephones him every Christmas to catch up. It may have a Spielbergian running time (two hours and 20 minutes) and boast big stars usually found only in thumping epics, but it's basically a breezy character piece with tactful shots of melancholy amid the high-flying, no-harm-done criminality. DiCaprio does his best screen work as the compulsive impersonator, turning his rather vague presence to his advantage as he slips into his various roles, and the typical Spielberg fathers-and-sons theme is delicately played in the kid's scenes with his real (Christopher Walken) and surrogate dads. It's a pleasure to find that Spielberg can play it light without sacrificing depth. Set in the pastel 1960s, with James Bond and vintage Flash comics for context, the film has smart patter, a terrific mod-look credits animation and John Williams' most finger-snappin' score in decades. -Kim Newman.

Review Tokyo Shock / Kekko Kamen: Surprise! [2005] (REGION 1) (NTSC)
Actors & Directors
  • Takafumi Nagamine
Release date: 2005-12-27
Run time: 70 min.
Price: £12.34

Review Kekko Kamen: Surprise! [2005] (REGION 1) (NTSC) / Tokyo Shock:


Review Mvm / Full Metal Alchemist Vol.4 - The Fall Of Ishbal
Actors & Directors
  • Anthony Bowling
  • Christopher Bevins
  • Tomohisa Asô
  • Kinryû Arimoto
  • Jimi Barker
Release date: 2006-01-16
Run time: 30 min.
Creator: Shô Aikawa
RRP: £19.99
Price: £13.64

Review Full Metal Alchemist Vol.4 - The Fall Of Ishbal / Mvm:


Review Dimension / Twin Dragons [1999] (REGION 1) (NTSC)
Actors & Directors
  • Maggie Cheung
  • Teddy Robin Kwan
  • Hark Tsui
  • Anthony Chan
  • Philip Chan
  • Ringo Lam
  • Jackie Chan
Release date: 1999-09-07
Run time: 100 min.
Creator: Yik Wong
Price: £3.53

Review Twin Dragons [1999] (REGION 1) (NTSC) / Dimension:

For 1992's Twin Dragons Jackie Chan resurrects the old Corsican Brothers chestnut of identical twin brothers separated at birth who meet up as adults and discover that they share more than blood ties. Poor boy Chan is a mechanic and race-car driver whose black-market activities have made him the target of some nasty mobsters, while jet-setting Chan is a world-famous conductor back in Hong Kong for a concert. In the same vicinity for the first time in years, they can suddenly feel each other's pain, and more. As one Chan jumps a jet boat for a wild escape, the other becomes a victim of the furious ride, thrown around a posh restaurant while drenching his date with drinking water. The whole thing is overloaded with silly slapstick, Chan's incessant mugging and cartoonish mistaken-identity gags as the boys swap girlfriends and dance. But wade through the crude comedy and you're rewarded with a gymnastic free-for-all climax in a car-testing workshop, where Chan leaps over, under and through cars while taking on an army of gangsters before split-screen brothers team up for a bit of marionette martial arts. Tsui Hark and Ringo Lam co-direct, Tsui taking the comedy and Lam handling the action, and John Woo makes a cameo as a priest in the wedding finale. -Sean Axmaker, Amazon. com.

Review Framework / Palmer's Pick-Up [1999] (REGION 1) (NTSC)
Actors & Directors
  • Robert Carradine
  • Rosanna Arquette
  • Alice Ghostley
  • Grace Jones
  • Christopher Coppola
  • Jr. Morton Downey
Release date: 2002-11-19
Run time: 109 min.
Creator: Jim Fox
Price: £1.06

Review Palmer's Pick-Up [1999] (REGION 1) (NTSC) / Framework:


Actors & Directors
  • Mahesh Bhatt
  • Pooja Bhatt
  • Anupam Kher
  • Ramya Krishna
  • Naseeruddin Shah
  • Shahrukh Khan
Release date: 2003-01-01
Run time: 148 min.
Creator: Javed Siddiqui
RRP: £14.99
Price: £2.42

Review Chaahat [1996] / Gvi:


Review Universal Pictures UK / Lock, Stock And Four Stolen Hooves [2000]
Actors & Directors
  • Daniel Caltagirone
  • Nick Brimble
  • Terry Bird
  • Sheree Folkson
  • Lorraine Chase
  • Ralph Brown
Release date: 2000-06-05
Creator: Chris Baker
RRP: £10.99
Price: £7.50

Review Lock, Stock And Four Stolen Hooves [2000] / Universal Pictures UK:


Review Universal Pictures UK / Lock, Stock And Two Smoking Barrels [1998]
Actors & Directors
  • Nick Moran
  • Dexter Fletcher
  • Jason Statham
  • Jason Flemyng
  • Guy Ritchie
  • Steven Mackintosh
Release date: 1999-11-15
Run time: 126 min.
Creator: Peter Morton
RRP: £15.99
Price: £4.98

Review Lock, Stock And Two Smoking Barrels [1998] / Universal Pictures UK:

Cockney boys Tom, Soap, Eddie and Bacon are in a bind; they owe seedy criminal and porn king "Hatchet" Harry a sizeable amount of cash after Eddie loses half a million in a rigged game of poker. Hot on their tails is a thug named Big Chris who intends to send them all to the hospital if they don't come up with the cash in the allotted time. Add into the mix an incompetent set of ganja cultivators, two dimwitted robbers, a "madman" with an afro, and a ruthless band of drug dealers and you have an astonishing movie called Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels. Before the boys can blink, they are caught up in a labyrinth of double-crosses that lead to a multitude of dead bodies, copious amounts of drugs, and two antique rifles. Written and directed by talented newcomer Guy Ritchie, this is one of those movies that was destined to become an instant cult classic à la Reservoir Dogs. Although some comparisons were drawn between Ritchie and Quentin Tarantino, it would be unfair to discount the brilliant wit of the story and the innovative camerawork that the director brings to his debut feature. Not since The Krays has there been such an accurate depiction of the East End and its more colourful characters. Indicative of the social stratosphere in London, Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels is a hilarious and at times touching account of friendships and loyalty. The director and his mates (who make up most of the cast) clearly are enjoying themselves here. This comes across in some shining performances, in particular from ex-footballer Vinnie Jones (Big Chris) and an over-the-top Vas Blackwood (as Rory Breaker), who very nearly steals the show. [+]
Full of quirky vernacular and clever tension-packed action sequences, Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels is a triumph-a perfect blend of intelligence, humour and suspense. -Jeremy Storey.

Review Tai Seng / Guns and Talks [2001] (NTSC)
Actors & Directors
  • Bin Won
  • Jin-yeong Jeong
  • Jin Jang
  • Jae-yeong Jeong
  • Ha-kyun Shin
  • Hyeon-jun Shin
Release date: 2002-11-26
Run time: 120 min.
Creator: Woo-Suk Kang
Price: £6.49

Review Guns and Talks [2001] (NTSC) / Tai Seng:


Review Universal Studios / Bulletproof [HD DVD] [1996] [US Import]
Actors & Directors
  • James Farentino
  • Adam Sandler
  • Ernest R. Dickerson
  • Damon Wayans
  • Jeep Swenson
  • James Caan
Release date: 2007-06-26
Run time: 84 min.
Creator: Ira Shuman
Price: £9.18

Review Bulletproof [HD DVD] [1996] [US Import] / Universal Studios:

Damon Wayans and Adam Sandler actually work together pretty well as action-flick buddies on opposite sides of the law. The storyline is familiar, to put it mildly, as car-thief and drug-courier Sandler is set up and busted by Wayans' undercover cop, a man he's come to trust with his life. Dozens of movies, including Quentin Tarantino's great Reservoir Dogs, have tilled this fallow field before. But for once we can actually feel the bonds connecting the two tough guys, and the pain of their falling out, even when the movie dawdles over repetitious squabbling scenes. Cinematographer-turned-director Ernest Dickers.

Review Adv Films / Martian Successor Nadesico - Vol. 5 And [1999]
Actors & Directors
  • Sue Ulu
  • Jennifer K. Earhart
  • Tatsuo Sato
  • Jenny Strader
  • Nobuyoshi Habara
  • Kira Vincent-Davis
  • Kelly Manison
Release date: 2003-09-22
Run time: 125 min.
Creator: Michitaka Kikuchi
RRP: £19.99
Price: £1.00

Review Martian Successor Nadesico - Vol. 5 And [1999] / Adv Films:


Actors & Directors
  • Arthur Lowe
  • Angela Lansbury
  • Anthony Page
  • Herbert Lom
  • Elliott Gould
  • Cybill Shepherd
Run time: 96 min.
Creator: Sidney Gilliat
RRP: £5.99
Price: £10.74

Review The Lady Vanishes [1979] / 2 Entertain Video:


Review Tokyo Shock / Kekko Kamen [2003] (REGION 1) (NTSC)
Actors & Directors
  • Moa Arimoto
  • Nao Eguchi
  • Juri Inahara
  • Keiko Kubo
  • Kenjiro Ishimaru
  • Takafumi Nagamine
Release date: 2005-06-28
Run time: 70 min.
Creator: Yûki Okano
Price: £13.92

Review Kekko Kamen [2003] (REGION 1) (NTSC) / Tokyo Shock:


Review New Line Home Video / The Mask [1994] (REGION 1) (NTSC)
Actors & Directors
  • Chuck Russell
  • Peter Greene
  • Jim Carrey
  • Amy Yasbeck
  • Cameron Diaz
  • Peter Riegert
Release date: 1997-03-26
Run time: 97 min.
Creator: Mark Verheiden
Price: £6.35

Review The Mask [1994] (REGION 1) (NTSC) / New Line Home Video:

Praised at the time for Jim Carrey's facial acrobatics as the titular hero, The Mask also had real charm in its use of period-ambiguous settings and intelligent use of its heroine, Cameron Diaz in her first screen role. Carrey is as interesting when he's the put-upon Stanley Ipkiss as he is when he transforms into an amoral cartoon character (thanks to chance discovery of an ancient mask). When a sweet woman reporter tells him that he is the nicest man in town, it does not strike us as odd. The plot is a pretty standard one-the hero comes to realise that he can do everything for himself and does not need magical assistance-but outstanding performances by Peter Green as the gangster heavy and Peter Riegret as the irascible cop who has to make sense of things offers the film a bit more dramatic oomph. Add to this a couple of splendid song-and-dance routines and one of the most charming dogs in modern movies, and you have something moderately special. On the DVD: The DVD comes with a very enthusiastic director's commentary, a moderately interesting making-of documentary and interviews with the cast as well as the theatrical trailer. -Roz Kaveney.

Models & Brands:
The Sweeney: The Complete First Series [1975] (REGION 1) (NTSC), Fanfan La Tulipe [1952] (REGION 1) (NTSC), Nick Knight [1989] (REGION 1) (NTSC), Griffith Masterworks Set [2008] (REGION 1) (NTSC), Mars Attacks! [1997], Break a Leg [2003] (REGION 1) (NTSC), Catch Me If You Can [2002] (REGION 1) (NTSC), Kekko Kamen: Surprise! [2005] (REGION 1) (NTSC), Full Metal Alchemist Vol.4 - The Fall Of Ishbal, Twin Dragons [1999] (REGION 1) (NTSC), Palmer's Pick-Up [1999] (REGION 1) (NTSC), Chaahat [1996], Lock, Stock And Four Stolen Hooves [2000], Lock, Stock And Two Smoking Barrels [1998], Guns and Talks [2001] (NTSC), Bulletproof [HD DVD] [1996] [US Import], Martian Successor Nadesico - Vol. 5 And [1999], The Lady Vanishes [1979], Kekko Kamen [2003] (REGION 1) (NTSC), The Mask [1994] (REGION 1) (NTSC)

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