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The Wire: Complete HBO Season 3

starring: Dominic West, Idris Elba, Michael K. Williams, Sonja Sohn

February 05, 2007
Take a close look at the cover of the season three dvd and you will notice something: Avon and Stringer, together in the same car, but looking in different directions. That tells you all you need to know about these two 'brothers' in season three of The Wire. Whilst Stringer is greasing palms to make the most of the properties they control Avon is glad to be back in the game, keeping control of the corners, and regaining his place on the street. Season three brings us back to the problem of drugs in Baltimore and one man's plan to combat the problem. Major Colvin jokes at one stage that to meet the crime reduction targets he has been set he is going to legalise drugs. But his throwaway comment isn't too far from the truth. By creating zones ... Read More:

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The Wire: Complete HBO Season 4

starring: Dominic West, Michael K. Williams, Sonja Sohn

March 10, 2008
In the opening scene of the first episode, the most terrifying female villain on TV, Felicia "Snoop" Pearson is listening to a hardware store clerk explaining the advantages of buying a high calibre nail gun. The Wire being The Wire, you just know she won't be using it for any home improvement. And so begins another audacious season of the finest drama on the box, this time with the emphasis on Baltimore's failing educational system.

Disgraced ex-cop "Prez" features highly in his new role as a high school maths teacher trying his best to reach students who have no interest in anything outside corner life and earning a quick dollar slingin'. McNulty is back on the beat and off the drink whilst Kima, Bunk and Freamon work homicides ... Read More:

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Gone Baby Gone (Ws Dub Sub Ac3 Dol) [2007] ( REGION1 ) (REGION 1) (NTSC)

starring: Casey Affleck, Michelle Monaghan, Morgan Freeman, Ed Harris, John Ashton
directed by: Ben Affleck

February 12, 2008
I went to see this film on the strength of a recommendation by Christopher Tookey in the Mail, who gave it a rare five stars. However, I was disappointed. The dialogue was extremely difficult to catch, and I found the plot wildly implausible. The mother of the kidnapped child may have been unfit to be a parent, but would the female detective really have allowed her dislike to become so personal and obvious? The acting talent of most of the stars seemed to be wasted on wordy, over long scenes of dialogue, while the convoluted plot lost me totally.

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Stephen King's The Night Flier

starring: Miguel Ferrer, Julie Entwisle, Dan Monahan, Michael H. Moss, John Bennes
directed by: Mark Pavia

December 09, 2002
Not bad. Not outstanding either. Easy watching if you just want to switch-on and zog-out for an hour and a bit.

Engaging but not THAT gripping.

Alright.

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Species [1995]

starring: Ben Kingsley, Michael Madsen, Alfred Molina, Forest Whitaker, Marg Helgenberger
directed by: Roger Donaldson

February 01, 2000
The idea behind the plot is good, but as most of the concept is borrowed from Alien, and Giger obviously didn't work too hard on an original idea, it makes it to the end of the train journey before you spot the cliches, and the blatent copying. Which covers the first twenty minutes.

Woefully miscast, with Marg Helgenberger essentially doing what she now does in CSI, Alfred Molina seriously out of place, and Forest Whitaker being ignored most of the time, when you can see he's right.

Since the entire plot consists of the foursome trying to track the alien, getting picked off one by one and eventually burning it, not forgetting the unnoticed baby with the reptilian tongue, its a small wonder that this one was allowed to escape the storyboard, where ... Read More:

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Black Snake Moan [HD DVD] [2007] [US Import]

starring: Samuel L. Jackson, Christina Ricci, Justin Timberlake, S. Epatha Merkerson, John Cothran Jr.
directed by: Craig Brewer

June 26, 2007
The idea behind the plot is good, but as most of the concept is borrowed from Alien, and Giger obviously didn't work too hard on an original idea, it makes it to the end of the train journey before you spot the cliches, and the blatent copying. Which covers the first twenty minutes.

Woefully miscast, with Marg Helgenberger essentially doing what she now does in CSI, Alfred Molina seriously out of place, and Forest Whitaker being ignored most of the time, when you can see he's right.

Since the entire plot consists of the foursome trying to track the alien, getting picked off one by one and eventually burning it, not forgetting the unnoticed baby with the reptilian tongue, its a small wonder that this one was allowed to escape the storyboard, where ... Read More:

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Belly 2: Millionaire Boyz Club [2006] (REGION 1) (NTSC)

starring: Shari Headley, Ed O'Ross, The Game, Michael K. Williams
directed by: Ivan Frank

August 12, 2008
The idea behind the plot is good, but as most of the concept is borrowed from Alien, and Giger obviously didn't work too hard on an original idea, it makes it to the end of the train journey before you spot the cliches, and the blatent copying. Which covers the first twenty minutes.

Woefully miscast, with Marg Helgenberger essentially doing what she now does in CSI, Alfred Molina seriously out of place, and Forest Whitaker being ignored most of the time, when you can see he's right.

Since the entire plot consists of the foursome trying to track the alien, getting picked off one by one and eventually burning it, not forgetting the unnoticed baby with the reptilian tongue, its a small wonder that this one was allowed to escape the storyboard, where ... Read More:

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Madonna - The Video Collection 93-99 [1999]

starring: Madonna, Mike Myers, Tomas Arana, Emilio Munoz, Goran Visnjic
directed by: Matthew Rolston, Jean-Baptiste Mondino, David Fincher, Mark Romanek, Stephane Sednaoui

November 29, 1999
Don't get me wrong, everything included on this DVD is good, and the image and sound quality this time are quite better, but ther are still videos missing, and there aren't any single extra, it seems like you are seeing a VHS tape!

This time we have a collection from some music videos from the 90's, you can expect the following videos:

Bad Girl, Fever, Rain, Secret, Take a Bow, Bedtime Story, Human Nature, Love Don't Live Here Anymore, Frozen, Ray of Light, Drowned World/substitute for love, The Power of Good-Bye, Nothing Really Matters and Beautiful Stranger.

One more time, where is Erotica, Deeper and Deeper, I Want You, You'll see, This Used to Be My Playground, I'll Remember, and the Evita singles? (more 4 videos missing)

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The Night Flyer [1998] (REGION 1) (NTSC)

starring: Miguel Ferrer, Julie Entwisle, Dan Monahan, Michael H. Moss, John Bennes
directed by: Mark Pavia

May 27, 1998
Not bad. Not outstanding either. Easy watching if you just want to switch-on and zog-out for an hour and a bit.

Engaging but not THAT gripping.

Alright.

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The Substitute 4: Failure is Not an Option [2000] (REGION 1) (NTSC)

starring: Treat Williams, Angie Everhart, Patrick Kilpatrick, Bill Nunn, Tim Abell
directed by: Robert Radler

October 23, 2001
Not bad. Not outstanding either. Easy watching if you just want to switch-on and zog-out for an hour and a bit.

Engaging but not THAT gripping.

Alright.