David Cronenberg's Scanners is one of cinema's great horror films and features one of the genres most iconic scenes. Drifter Cameron Vale is plagued by incessant voices in his head, unaware that he is a Scanner, a group of people with extraordinary powers who can not only read minds but literally tear them apart. He is discovered by Paul Ruth, a scientist aiming to help his kind adapt to society. However, an underground movement of Scanners led by the psychotic Derryl Revok have other intent...
Way Out West, Laurel and Hardy's sole foray into cowboy country, benefits from their rousing rendition of "The Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia" (a song which made it into the British charts a few years ago) and some inspired villainy from James Finlayson, the Scottish actor who was frequently cast as Stan and Ollie's nemesis (here, he plays villainous bartender Mickey Finn). The plot is some hokum about Stan and Ollie's attempts to deliver deeds to a gold mine to the daughter of an old pal. What matters is the clowning--most of which is inspired. --Geoffrey Macnab
At the age of 10, Brisbanite Andi Gibson had what she describes as a close encounter with a flying saucer. Naturally, everyone assumed she was bonkers. That is, until the aliens returned 17 years later, but this time with they have an entire armada at their back and total domination on their minds. With the military outmatched in every way, it's up to Andi, her hypochondriac brother Elliot, retired boxer cousin Keith and documentary filmmaker friend Cam to battle car-chasing spaceships, kung-fu aliens and giant killer robots. Bloody hell, this is gonna be a long night! Following up from their debut feature The Killage, Joe Bauer, Rita Artmann and the Artspear team return with a hilarious, special-effects laden sci-fi- comedy-horror of epic proportions you won't want to miss. Extras: Audio Commentary Behind-The-Scenes Featurette Visual Effects Featurette Blooper Reel Trailers Image Gallery Storyboards
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