Review, buy Science Fiction & Fantasy: Doctor Who: Spearhead from Space [1963] (REGION 1) (NTSC), Missile to the Moon [1959] (REGION 1) (NTSC), Fabulous Thunderbirds-Tuff, Star Trek : Deep Space Nine - Vol. 5.1 - Apocalypse Rising / The Ship, Thunderbirds - Great Disasters, The Twilight Zone - Vol. 10 [1963], The Twilight Zone - Vol. 27 [1963], It Came From Beneath The Sea (1954), Thunderbirds - Pod 2 [1965], Thunderbirds, Set 1 [1965] (REGION 1) (NTSC), Doctor Who: The Ark in Space, Story No. 76 [1963] (REGION 1) (NTSC), Beneath the 12 Mile Reef [1953] (REGION 1) (NTSC), Flight To Mars [1951], Doctor Who: The Time Warrior - Episode 70 [1963] (REGION 1) (NTSC), Flash Gordon: Spaceship to the Unknown [1936] (REGION 1) (NTSC), Doctor Who: Ep. 54 - Inferno [2006] (REGION 1) (NTSC), The Valley of the Gwangi [1969] (REGION 1) (NTSC), The Yesterday Machine [1963], The Twilight Zone, Vol. 25 [1963] (REGION 1) (NTSC), Gerry Anderson's Thunderbirds: Thunderbirds Are Go/ Thunderbird 6 [1966] (REGION 1) (NTSC)

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Review Dr. Who / Doctor Who: Spearhead from Space [1963] (REGION 1) (NTSC)

Doctor Who: Spearhead from Space [1963] (REGION 1) (NTSC) (Dr. Who)

Release date: 2001-09-11
Run time: 97 min.
Price: £7.61

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Review Legend / Missile to the Moon [1959] (REGION 1) (NTSC)

Missile to the Moon [1959] (REGION 1) (NTSC) (Legend)

Actors & Directors

Richard E. Cunha
Cathy Downs
Tommy Cook
Gary Clarke
Mary Ford
Nina Bara

Release date: 2007-07-17
Run time: 77 min.
Creator: Nicholas Carras
Price: £4.88

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Fabulous Thunderbirds-Tuff

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Fabulous Thunderbirds

Price: £10.99

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Review Paramount Home Entertainment / Star Trek : Deep Space Nine - Vol. 5.1 - Apocalypse Rising / The Ship

Star Trek : Deep Space Nine - Vol. 5.1 - Apocalypse Rising / The Ship (Paramount Home Entertainment)

Actors & Directors

Avery Brooks
Kim Friedman
Rene Auberjonois
Terry Farrell
James L. Conway

Release date: 1997-01-13
Run time: 88 min.
RRP: ~~£5.99~~
Price: £1.75

Review Star Trek : Deep Space Nine - Vol. 5.1 - Apocalypse Rising / The Ship / Paramount Home Entertainment:

From the outset, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine was about conflict. Producers Rick Berman and Michael Piller challenged the utopian ideals of Gene Roddenberry's Star Trek universe to create something totally different from its predecessors. That meant no familial camaraderie, squeaky-clean Federation diplomacy, or beige décor. Instead they wanted inter-personal friction, ruthless enemies (Gamma Quadrant Imperialists-The Dominion) and rebellion at every turn. The DS9 concept was originally facilitated by introducing the Cardassian/Bajoran war during The Next Generation's final days. After a muted first reception fans gradually came to accept the new look, but no-one liked Star Trek without a starship and eventually the producers capitulated to viewers' wishes by introducing the USS Defiant (an apt name) in Season 3. Relying far less on technobabble than TNG, DS9 was unafraid to focus on matters of the spirit instead, demonstrating a gutsy independence from its parent shows. Taking up the gauntlet thrown down by Babylon 5, improved CGI space battles also became a fan favourite. Throughout the increasingly serialised story arc there were rebellious factions within the different establishments: Kira had belonged to the Shakaar resistance cell; The Maquis was Starfleet vs Cardassians; Section 31 was a secret Starfleet group; The True Way was a Bajoran group opposed to peace; the Cardassians had their Obsidian Order and the Romulans their Gestapo-like Tal Shiar. Yet for all its constant bickering and espionage (even Bashir got to be James Bond!), there was always some contemporary social commentary lurking: the Ferengi were used as a comedic foil to frown on materialistic greed; drugs were looked at via the Jem'Hadar foot soldiers' addiction to Ketracel White. [+]

Perhaps Sisko summed up the real heart of things: "Bajor doesn't need a man, it needs a legend". A future vision that retains a place for religion and spirituality turned out to be Deep Space Nine's first best destiny. -Paul Tonks.

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Thunderbirds - Great Disasters (Universal Pictures UK)

Release date: 1995-05-29
Run time: 60 min.
Price: £9.99

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Review Aviva International / The Twilight Zone - Vol. 10 [1963]

The Twilight Zone - Vol. 10 [1963] (Aviva International)

Actors & Directors

Buster Keaton
Kenneth Haigh
Brian Aherne
Cliff Robertson

Release date: 2000-10-09
Run time: 100 min.
RRP: ~~£15.99~~
Price: £14.99

Review The Twilight Zone - Vol. 10 [1963] / Aviva International:

In 1959 screenwriter Rod Serling first opened the door to the "dimension of imagination" that is The Twilight Zone, a show quite unlike anything that had gone before, and better than much that has followed in its wake. This original and daring television series ran for a magnificent five seasons from 1959 to 1964 and still looks as fresh as ever, particularly on DVD. What distinguished the series (and still does) is the quality of the scripts, many of which were penned by Serling, but with significant contributions from veteran sci-fi authors and screenwriters such as Richard Matheson. Actors of the calibre of Robert Redford, Burgess Meredith, Lee Marvin and William Shatner gave some of their best small-screen performances, while an unforgettable main title theme by Bernard Herrmann and musical contributions from young turks such as Jerry Goldsmith underlined the show's attraction for great creative talent both behind and in front of the cameras. On the DVD: A neat animated menu with a winking eye guides the viewer "Inside the Twilight Zone", which consists of digests of background information on the individual episodes, as well as a general history of the show, a season-by-season breakdown and a potted biography of Serling. -Mark Walker.

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Review Twilight Zone / The Twilight Zone - Vol. 27 [1963]

The Twilight Zone - Vol. 27 [1963] (Twilight Zone)

Release date: 2002-01-28
Run time: 100 min.
Price: £15.99

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It Came From Beneath The Sea (1954)

Actors & Directors

Faith Domergue
Robert Gordon
Kenneth Tobey

Run time: 75 min.

Review It Came From Beneath The Sea (1954):

One of the better of the chain of 50s Sci-Fi movies stemming from 'Them!'. With reasonable script and acting, the main star of this is Ray Harryhausen's stop frame effects.

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Review ITV DVD / Thunderbirds - Pod 2 [1965]

Thunderbirds - Pod 2 [1965] (ITV DVD)

Actors & Directors

John Tate

Release date: 2000-11-13
Price: £49.99

Review Thunderbirds - Pod 2 [1965] / ITV DVD:

"Filmed in VIDECOLOR [explosions, drum roll, music builds to a climax] and SUPERMARIONATION"! The opening sequence of Thunderbirds is itself a masterclass in Gerry Anderson's marionette hyperbole: who else would dare to make a virtue out of the fact that (a) the show is in colour and (b) it's got puppets in it? But everything about this series really is epic: Thunderbirds is action on the grandest scale, pre-dating such high-concept Hollywood vehicles as Armaggedon by 30 years and more (the acting is better, too), and fetishising gadgets in a way that even the most excessive Bond movies could never hope to rival. Unsurprisingly, it transpires that the visual effects are by Derek Meddings, whose later contributions to Bond movies like The Spy Who Loved Me and Moonraker echo his pioneering model work here. As to the characters, the clean-cut Tracey boys take second place in the audiences' affections to their cool machines-the real stars of the show-while comic relief is to be found in the charming company of Lady Penelope and her pink Rolls (number plate FAB1), driven by lugubrious chauffeur Parker, whose "Yes, milady" catch phrase resonated around school playgrounds for decades. (Spare a thought for poor old John Tracey, stuck up in space on Thunderbird 5 with only the radio for company. ) The puppet stunt-work is breathtakingly audacious, and every week's death-defying escapade is nail-bitingly choreographed in the very best tradition of disaster movies. First shown in 1964 and now digitally remastered, Thunderbirds is children's TV that still looks and sounds like big-budget Hollywood. In this pod: Episodes 17-32 on four VHS tapes in a special presentation box.

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