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Seven Samurai [1954]

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starring: Takashi Shimura, Toshirô Mifune, Yoshio Inaba, Seiji Miyaguchi, Minoru Chiaki
directed by: Akira Kurosawa

November 22, 1999
"Seven samurai" (1954) is arguably Akira Kurosawa's best film, and my favourite of those made by that wonderful Japanese director. The plot of this movie is simple enough, but it is developed in a way that enriches it, by adding depth to the characters and making the spectator realize that there is more to them than meets the eye. The rigid cast division that characterized 16th century Japan is shown, and the whole period is brought to life thanks to outstanding cinematography and excellent acting.

The story begins when the inhabitants of a very small rural village start discussing what to do about the bandits that attack them from time to time, taking everything of value with them. The farmers have very few resources and hardly ... Read More:

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Reach For The Sky [1956]

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starring: Kenneth More, Muriel Pavlow, Lyndon Brook, Lee Patterson, Alexander Knox
directed by: Lewis Gilbert (II)

April 14, 2003
I am going to assume most of you interested in this DVD know the story of Douglas Bader the legendary WWII fighter pilot who lost his legs, nearly died and still flew fighter planes, learnt to walk and drive again a man who simply didn't understand how to fail. An inspiration this film depicts the story of Bader and his life until the end of the war. This is a great film and one I thoroughly enjoy everytime I watch it.

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Kiss Kiss Bang Bang [2005]

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starring: Robert Downey Jr, Michelle Monaghan, Val Kilmer, Corbin Bernsen, Deanna Dozier
directed by: Shane Black

March 13, 2006
Clever (though not flawless) and fun movie, but waaay to confusing. people that say otherwise LIE!!
f.ex Why did the litle sis steal big.sis creditcard and stuff ? I thought she had enough money now that she was Dexters daughter.
why, when Jr. mentioned no undies ,and zoom!!? Straight to the looney-bin ?
+ funny moment ,Harmony spots bad guys in a car; H;Perry, thats them! P;who's them? H;12o'clock! you said it's a black guy and a white guy, right? -ARGH.. Are black and white guys so rarely seen in a car together in L.A that.. oh yeah.
Highly unlikely.
+ Another ++ things I didnt get! I wont bother watching it a 3rd time to try and understand it because I CLEARLY wont!
Buy it for the entertainment, it is fun, but ... Read More:

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Journey To The Centre Of The Earth 3D [2008]

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starring: Brendan Fraser, Josh Hutcherson, Anita Briem
directed by: Eric Brevig

November 03, 2008
Clever (though not flawless) and fun movie, but waaay to confusing. people that say otherwise LIE!!
f.ex Why did the litle sis steal big.sis creditcard and stuff ? I thought she had enough money now that she was Dexters daughter.
why, when Jr. mentioned no undies ,and zoom!!? Straight to the looney-bin ?
+ funny moment ,Harmony spots bad guys in a car; H;Perry, thats them! P;who's them? H;12o'clock! you said it's a black guy and a white guy, right? -ARGH.. Are black and white guys so rarely seen in a car together in L.A that.. oh yeah.
Highly unlikely.
+ Another ++ things I didnt get! I wont bother watching it a 3rd time to try and understand it because I CLEARLY wont!
Buy it for the entertainment, it is fun, but ... Read More:

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Pulp Fiction (2 Disc Collector's Edition) [1994]

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starring: John Travolta, Christopher Walken, Bruce Willis, Ving Rhames, Steve Buscemi
directed by: Quentin Tarantino

September 16, 2002
I liked this film when I first saw it and now I have changed my mind with repeated watching. Like all Tarantino films, the dialogue between characters is unnatural. It feels like one person talking to themselves. The characters all talk in this faux intelligent geeky way about tiny things and there is no discernable differences between outlook or delivery of the characters words. The story doesn't hang together very well and the use of celebrity cameos is just celuloid cronyism. I fell for the hype, save your time and money and don't buy into this trash. Travolta is a fake, Jackson can't act, QT is annoying, Thurman is lovely, Keitel is cheesey and not at all hard like he makes out. There is too much wrong with this film to call it a classic. It's silly. At least ... Read More:

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The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (Two Disc Theatrical Edition) [2002]

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starring: Elijah Wood|Ian McKellen|Viggo Mortensen|Orlando Bloom
directed by: Peter Jackson

August 26, 2003

Quite possibly the most beautiful film of all time, this is an epic one-of-a-kind story of love, loss, friendship and hope, and a war of good vs. evil.

A magical film, pure and simple.

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Air Force One [1997]

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starring: Harrison Ford, Gary Oldman, Glenn Close, Wendy Crewson, Liesel Matthews
directed by: Wolfgang Petersen

June 11, 2001
President James Marshall (Ford) is in danger when a group of Russian terrorists take control of Air Force One.

Wolfgang Peterson (In the line of fire) delivers a fast and tense action thriller in which Harrison Ford (Star Wars) gives a good performance as President Marshall alongside a terrific act by Gary Oldman (Dracula) as the lead terrorist Ivan Korshunov.

Ford and Oldman give good performances but the star of the show is Peterson whose action style of direction maintains the tension and delivers excitement and claustrophobia on all the right levels, as does the writing by Andrew Marlowe.

The film gets off to the right start with a group of agents parachuting into General Radek's mansion and kidnapping him, laying down the tone for the plot to ... Read More:

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Goodfellas [HD DVD] [1990]

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starring: Robert De Niro, Samuel L. Jackson, Ray Liotta, Joe Pesci, Paul Sorvino
directed by: Martin Scorsese

December 04, 2006
At last I own one of the best films in one of the best transfers I have ever seen it in the picture quality is superb and much better than the previous dvd releases, its a shame that some new HD extras were not added but thats me been picky

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The Fifth Element [1997]

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starring: Bruce Willis, Gary Oldman, Ian Holm, Milla Jovovich, Chris Tucker
directed by: Luc Besson

October 25, 1999
This has great performances from Bruce Willis and Gary Oldman, and while it's not in the same league as Leon the Professional (also directed by Luc Besson), there's a lot to enjoy here.

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Independence Day [1996]

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starring: Will Smith, Bill Pullman, Jeff Goldblum, Mary McDonnell, Judd Hirsch
directed by: Roland Emmerich

May 17, 2004
I'm almost embarrassed that I thought it was good when I was a kid. Because I was too young to understand the bad points and let's face it, we don't have high demands of quality when we are young. I thought power rangers had good acting then... riiight moving swiftly on.

Anyway I watched it again a year or so ago when it was on TV and realised just how innocent I must have been.

Not only is this film crap, but its pro American theme that is used to carry the story really made me cringe... HARD.

Its like a serious version of Team America. I'm sure the point of this was to have Americans coming out of the "Movie Theatre" (Cinema to you and I) jumping up and down with their lassoes screaming YEAH!!! YEAH!!!. But what are the rest of us meant to do?

I apologise, ... Read More: