The classic horror story follows a cast of attractive youngsters on a camping trip to a remote wooded area. Joined by a mysterious hitchhiker the group take shelter from a storm in an aging mansion. Mystery piles upon mystery.... until the deaths begin.
We hunted it into extinction....now it's hunting us! When a meteor smashes into a local museum the fury of a partially frozen 40 000 year old mammoth is unleashed on a small country town. Under orders to contain the threat that the mammoth posesses at all costs Special Agents Powers and Whitaker are given 17 hours to kill the mammoth or the entire town will be decimated. They recruit local paleontologist Dr. Frank Abernathy to help them hunt the creature down before its rampage of death and destruction gets to the outside world. With the clock ticking and the body count rising the only chance Dr. Abernathy has of saving his daughter and B-movie fanatic father is to help the agents destroy his lifes work.
It's clear right from the opening episodes of its third series that Farscape has finally developed into a grown-up show. There's a new self-confidence and a new maturity here that's entirely welcome after the often wildly erratic tone of the second series. The production design and high-quality effects work remain true to the show's original quirky style, although both the look and the more adult-themed scripts have become progressively darker. Season 3 is the year when the Wormhole story arc takes precedence, as the interactions between John Crichton and his nemesis Scorpius become ever more complicated (involving various different clones, real or "neural", of both antagonists). It's also the year that some major characters die, new ones are introduced and Crichton (well, one version of him anyway) and Aeryn finally consummate their relationship. Moya's crew endure a vertiginous emotional roller-coaster ride when powerful issues of love, loyalty and sacrifice loom large. They must also face their sternest challenge yet as the series' biggest story arc reaches an explosive climax aboard Scorpius' Command Carrier. Anyone who has not followed Farscape extremely closely from the very beginning of Series 1 will be utterly baffled by the convoluted plotting and complex character interactions. But for fans, this is the show's most rewarding year. --Mark Walker
An international co-production of Jim Henson's Creature Shop, Australia's Channel 9 and Hallmark Entertainment, Farscape is genre television at its most ambitious, inspired both by the cult appeal of Babylon 5 and the continuing success of the Star Trek franchise. Making extensive use of CGI, prosthetics and state-of-the-art puppetry, Farscape takes a visual leap beyond previous shows. Admittedly, the basic premise may be borrowed from Buck Rogers (American astronaut catapulted to far-flung galaxy populated by strange aliens), while the crew have something of Blake's 7 about them (a motley bunch of escaped convicts pursued by a relentless foe), and ideas like the living ship are borrowed from Babylon 5, but the Farscape concept has a freshness that makes it look and feel completely original. The production design is all bio-mechanical curves and the script never takes itself too seriously (fart jokes and double-entendres pop up when you least expect them). It must have been expensive to make, but it certainly looks (and sounds in Dolby Digital 5.1) like every penny made it to the screen. In true Buck Rogers style, Ben Browder plays leading man John Crichton as an all-American astronaut, although with a more believable sense of bewilderment; the supporting cast is a mixture of Australian and British actors, mostly disguised under heavy make-up.In this second box set there are five episodes spread across two discs. Although the generic Star Trek-style storylines seem a little over-familiar, the witty and fast-paced scripts help to keep things fresh. In "Exodus from Genesis" the crew of Moya are invaded by space cockroaches, who, in a suprising twist then help them fend off the Peacekeepers. "Thank God it's Friday Again" shows D'Argo finding happiness in a hippy commune where all is not what it seems; Crichton has a Matrix-style worm inserted in his navel before Rygel's bodily functions prove to be instrumental in rescuing the crew. Crichton finds love with the "PK Tech Girl", much to the consternation of Aeryn Sun, who goes into full Lt. Ripley mode and spends the episode running around with a pulse rifle under flickering strobe lighting. In "That Old Black Magic", a malevolent magician forces a confrontation between Crichton and his nemesis, Crais; Zhaan must revive her bad old ways in order to save the day. "DNA Mad Scientist" is the most original episode, with a neat twist on the Frankenstein scenario thanks to the splendid villain, Namtar; a distinctly unpleasant side to some of the characters is revealed as they bargain body parts in exchange for a map home. On the DVD: Because the first disc contains three episodes instead of the usual two, special features are limited to a trailer and some conceptual art. The second disc also has a profile of Zhaan. --Mark Walker
Blue Tiger explores the bloody-minded determination of a mother to avenge the tragic death of her young child fatally shot in the crossfire of a Yakuza 'hit'. Her only clue to the identity of her son's killer is the ripped shirt of the hitman and a lurid Blue Tiger tattoo emblazoned across his chest. Disguising herself as a voluptuous cocktail waitress she infiltrates known Yakuza haunts seducing suspects in the hope of finding the tell tale tattoo and exacting her burning revenge. According to Samurai legend the Blue Tiger is always in search of the Red Tiger; when they finally meet someone always pays with their life!
A man infiltrates a hi-tech prison to find out where a death-row inmate hid his $200 million stash of gold. It's up to an undercover FBI agent to stop him before it's too late.
Eddie Weinbauer is a typical all-American teenager. At least he was until he fell under the evil spell of rock music. Now he's obsessed with his superstar idol Sammi Curr and as Halloween approaches Eddie begins to realise this isn't only rock n roll.. It's life or death!
Inspiration for 'The Blair Witch Project' this infamous mock-documentary banned in the UK since 1983 replays the recovered footage of a trio of film makers who disappear in the South American jungle while searching for a lost tribe of cannibals...
Tinto Brass the 'King of Erotica' presents a superb collection of his greatest films:All Ladies Do ItPaprikaSnack Bar BudapestFrivolous LolaCheekyThe KeyBlack AngelPrivate
The final series of sci-fi extravaganza, Farscape, this 10-disc Box Set contains all 22 episodes, presented as widescreen and uncut features with Dolby Digital 5.1 Audio. Also included are more than 2½hrs of never before seen features.
Season Four features some of the most imaginative science-fiction seen in the series so far while always remaining true to the extraordinary characters passionate chemistry and whip-crack dialogue that have become Farscape signatures. A great deal of time passes between Seasons Three and Four which helps develop the show's extraordinary characters even more fully. More recent additions to the crew including Noranti and Sikozu - as well as a shocking former enemy - play major roles in a series of thrilling surreal and nearly lethal adventures. As each season has raised the stakes for the crew this season raises the stakes for the universe itself with a series of escalating dangers that threaten not only the Farscape galaxy but Crichton's home galaxy as well.
Werner Herzog's lengthy 1982 fever dream is typical of the director's passion for boundless experience: the story concerns the title character's determination to open a shipping route over the Amazon as well as build an opera house (worthy of Caruso) at a river trading post. Klaus Kinski (star of Herzog's Aguirre, the Wrath of God) plays the visionary/madman with a spooky dignity, and Herzog--as always--thrills to the mystic possibilities of filming where no one else would even think of placing a camera. --Tom Keogh, Amazon.com
Georgina Thereshkova (Linnea Quigley) is the beautiful head of a Mob crime family controlling drugs pornography and prostitution. The police are powerless to stop Georgina's criminal activities and to her family and rivals she appears all but untouchable. But a dark secret is catching up with Georgina which threatens to shatter the stability of her organisation. Quinn a figure from her past has arrived on her turf bent on revenge as he cuts a bloody swathe through Georgina's allies. Georgina's operation grows ever more vulnerable as the police investigation headed by Inspector Reed (Lucien Morgan) and Kavanagh (Steven Craine) starts to expose the full terrible nature of her crimes. KANNIBAL builds to shattering climax as the consequences of Georgina's past force a dramatic showdown between Georgina the police and the murderous Quinn.
A group of white US city kids aspire to the black hip hop lifestyle, but only encounter conflict.
The Younger family frustrated with living in their crowded Chicago apartment sees the arrival of a $10 000 insurance check as the answer to their prayers. Matriarch Lena Younger (Claudia McNeil) promptly puts a down payment on a house in an all-white suburban neighborhood. But the family is divided when Lena entrusts the balance of the money to her mercurial son Walter Lee (Poitier) against the wishes of her daughter (Diana Sands) and daughter-in-law (Ruby Dee). It takes the streng
James Nesbitt plays Detective Sergeant Tommy Murphy a maverick cop with a dark past. After failing a psychiatric assessment he is given one last chance by his boss and given a dangerous undercover assignment. Murphy is a loner with little to lose and deals with everything on his own terms... Series 1: 1. Murphy's Law (pilot episode) 2. Electric Bill 3. Manic Munday 4. Reunion 5. Kiss And Tell Series 2: 1. Jack's Back 2. Bent Moon On The Rise 3. Ringers 4. Go Ask Alice 5. Convent 6. The Group Series 3: 1. The Goodbye Look 2. Disorganised Crime 3. Strongbox 4. Extra Mile 5. Boys Night Out 6. Hard Boiled Eggs And Nuts
In this remake of the Japanese horror film "Chakushin Ari" (2003), several people start receiving voice-mails from their future selves - messages which include the date, time, and the details of their deaths.
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