An instant hit in 1977, The Professionals was a fast-moving and occasionally sharp-shooting action series about a couple of cool dudes in a fictional secret service organisation, CI5. The creation of Avengers veterans Brian Clemens and Albert Fennell it was often gritty stuff, leavened by the mildly subversive attitudes of Bodie (Lewis Collins) and Doyle (Martin Shaw) who ultimately are always loyal to their gruff boss George Cowley (Gordon Jackson). Helped by witty, if rampantly sexist, dialogue and trousers of sterility defying tightness, Bodie and Doyle enjoyed a good run as 1970s sex symbols. Jacksons often exasperated Cowley kept them in line with just the right degree of Puritanical steel. The first series set the standard for five successful years, milking the dramatic potential of a rich gamut of scenarios, from international espionage to racism and religious evangelism; Bodie and Doyle usually being called upon to protect a controversial figure from the assassin's bullet. Shaw would later dismiss The Professionals for its stereotypical violence and for a long time refused to allow reruns. In fact, as cult television goes, it has weathered well. Many of its themes are as relevant today as they were then. The constantly elliptical script ("I want you to see that he's well taken care of") is tremendous fun. And despite the macho drive, the whole thing has a camp archness which betrays its Avengers pedigree. Great for a nostalgic wallow. On the DVD: The Professionals on disc still displays the slightly ropey quality of late 1970s television film complete with brassy soundtrack. Presented in 4:3 format, the original production values disconcertingly recreate the original post-homework viewing experience. But the DVD extras are the thing here. Interactive menus allow you to drill down into the history of each of the 14 episodes, cross-referencing guest stars. And there's an appropriately camp fashion note.--Piers Ford
Episodes comprise: 'Error In The System' 'Grimlord's Challenge' 'Computer Captive' 'The Virtual V-6' and 'The Virtual Spy'.
South Park co-creator Trey Parker goes straight for the gross-out humour in this live-action farce set in the adult-movie industry. Parker stars as an innocent Mormon kid who gets sucked into the world of pornographic film-making and becomes an international sensation as the stud superhero Orgazmo, all the while hiding his secret life from his milk-fed fiancée. It's practically a one-man show for Parker, who directs, writes, stars, and even performs the self-penned theme song as frontman for his rock band, and perhaps he should have spread the responsibilities a little. As an actor he's surprisingly appealing--his dazed grin and bleached white surfer-dude hair give him an engaging air of innocence. Paired with long-time crony Dian Bachar, the diminutive actor who plays his superhero sidekick Chodo Boy, they bring a Hardy Boys naiveté to the rude world of mobbed-up producers and jaded adult film stars. But the film is only fitfully funny, with vulgar jokes that are often more disgusting than humorous and clumsy comic timing sabotaging promising scenes. Only rarely does it reach the heights of his hilarious cut-out cartoon series South Park, but when he delivers he does so with the carefully cultivated tasteless excess his fans have come to know and love. Matt Stone co-stars as a clueless photographer while the real-life adult film star Ron Jeremy appears as a gross gangster henchman. --Sean Axmaker, Amazon.com
Clive Donner's take on the classic Dickens tale of an orphan boy who escapes the horrors of the orphanage only to be taken in by a band of thieves and pickpockets...
Powerful lawyer Eddie Brannigan is delighted to have his son back in his life and the feelings are reciprocated. The younger Eddie's friend Rebecca however accuses Eddie Senior of date-rape and he could end up sending his own father to jail.
Through the unholy rites of black magic the notorious female vampire Carmilla Karnstein is reincarnated as a luscious young debutant (Yutte Stensgaard). But when the depraved seductress is enrolled at an exclusive girl's school she begins to inflame the desires of her fellow students as wellias her weak-willed teacher (Ralph Bates). Can these perverse hungers be quenched by theimere taste of blood or will an entire village be unwittingly consumed by their lust for a vampire?
Simon is the smallest kid in town but has always known that he was born to do something big while at the same time his best friend Joe is searching for the identity of his father. Together these two share the ups and downs that will forever bind them together.
More episodes from the cult television series starring Lewis Collins Martin Shaw and Gordon Jackson. Episodes include: 'The Acorn Syndrome' 'Wild' 'Need to Know' 'Takeaway' 'Blackout' 'Blood Sports' 'Slush Fund' 'The Gun' 'Hijack' 'Mixed Doubles' 'Weekend in the Country' 'Kickback' and 'It's Only a Beautiful Picture'.
A fourth volume of adventures with those heroes in a half-shell! Episodes Comprise: 1. The Shredder Strikes (Part One) 2. The Shredder Strikes (Part Two) 3. The Unconvincing Turtle Titan
Just as silly as it sounds but twice as funny! This refreshingly effective British horror spoof throws caution to the wind and entrails to the floor when biker Noddy (Morrissey) buys a classic Norton with a dark history. Garage bound by day at night the satanic cycle fuels up on the blood of Hell's Angels traffic wardens and street walkers. What follows provides the hilariously imaginative re-working of every scene you'd expect from any self-respecting vamp flick but set on two wh
By day the beautiful and sexy Samantha has a job as a Pr executive. Yet by night she indulges herself in erotic novels that spark lustful feelings beyond her wildest imagination...
Face/Off (1997): Oscar-winning superstar Nicolas Cage and screen icon John Travolta battle head to head in 'Face/Off' the ultimate cat and mouse thriller directed by the world's most acclaimed action film director John Woo. To avenge the senseless murder of his son FBI agent Sean Archer undergoes a radical new surgery allowing him to switch faces with the comatose terrorist Castor Troy and assumes Sean's identity the real Sean is thrust into an unimaginable nightmare fig
A father and his two children struggle to escape certain death after an avalanche entombs their remote mountain cabin. A suspicious plane crash higher up in the mountains has caused the avalanche and swept the lone survivor a dangerous smuggler up against one of the buried cabin's windows. The unsuspecting family pull the stranger into the cabin and revive him. While the cabin slowly and dangerously buckles under the tremendous weight of the avalanche the smuggler forces his rescuers to abandon their escape plans and assist him in finding his stolen cache of diamonds. Time is running out all will surely die in this icy tomb if not from the collapsing cabin then from a bullet fired from the pistol of the cold-hearted stranger.
Sean takes his two friends into the rural wilds of Wales in search of an underworld specialist who can illegally revive his failing business. Deep in alien, isolated territory, they accidentally cross William Parry, a broken and desperate farmer dangerously hateful and paranoid of all around him. The situation spins rapidly out of control, spiraling into a horrific heart of darkness spree of pointless violence and revenge as Parry hunts the three friends across the stark and unforgiving terrain.
Hours of fun for F1 addicts, this official Formula One 2000 World Championship Review has neat interactive menu options that let the viewer switch back and forth between a number of perspectives during each race. First select the race you want to see, then choose either the "Continuous Version" or the "Interactive Version". Continuous play runs potted highlights (five minutes or so) of each race, but the "Interactive Version" is the really interesting bit: this lets you select the view from the on-board cameras or the trackside cameras, watch the reactions in the pit lane, or even see continually updated race data statistics. The stilted commentary hardly matches Murray Walker for excitement, but does a serviceable job pointing out the significant moments in each race. Gimmicks aside, this was a vintage F1 season anyway: from Australia to waterlogged Silverstone to the first American F1 race since 1991 at Indianapolis and beyond, 2000 was the year that Michael Schumacher gave Ferrari the Constructor's Championship for the first time in 20 years, not to mention winning the Driver's title for himself. But Schuey's race to the finish was not without its setbacks: he suffered his share of crashes and breakdowns, as well as inadvertently breaking the leg of one of his pit crew and bursting into tears at a post-race press conference. New British talent emerged with Jensen Button driving in his first season for the Williams team, and this was also the year that McLaren's David Coulthard (who survived a plane crash early in the season) began to outstrip team mate and former World Champion Mika Hakkinen: it was the Scot who turned out to be Schumacher's closest rival. This disc is an absorbing way to replay the highlights of a memorable F1 year. --Mark Walker
The BBC One television series Star Portraits with Rolf Harris is both a showcase for professional portrait artists and a revealing new way of profiling famous people. It's part art show part chat show. On this episode Rolf paints Michael Parkinson Charlie Dimmock David Dickinson and Meera Syal.
Baby Snatcher
Jan-Michael Vincent and Ernest Borgnine star in the cult favourite Airwolf - although some might call ""Airwolf"" itself the star. The Emmy Award-winning series followed the dangerous missions of the high-tech helicopter Airwolf and it's renegade pilot Stringfellow Hawke. Episodes Comprise: 1. Shadow of the Hawke (1) 2. Shadow of the Hawke (2) 3. Daddy's Gone a Hunt'n 4. Bite of the Jackal 5. Proof Through the Night 6. One Way Express 7. Echos From the Past 8. Fight Like a Dove 9. Mad Over Miami 10. And They Are Us 11. Mind of the Machine 12. To Snare a Wolf 13. Sweet Britches 14. Firestorm 15. Moffett's Ghost 16. The Truth About Holly 17. The Hunted 18. Sins of the Past 19. Fallen Angel 20. HX 1 21. Flight #093 Is Missing 22. Once a Hero 23. Random Target 24. Condemned 25. The American Dream 26. Inn at the End of the Road 27. Santini's Millions 28. Prisoner of Yesterday 29. Natural Born 30. Out of the Sky 31. Dambreakers 32. Severance Pay 33. Eruption 34. Short Walk to Freedom 35. The Horn of Plenty 36. Airwolf II 37. And a Child Shall Lead 38. Fortune Teller 39. Crossover 40. Kingdom Come 41. Eagles 42. Annie Oakley 43. Jennie 44. The Deadly Circle 45. Where Have All the Children Gone? 46. Half-Pint 47. Wildfire 48. Discovery 49. Day of Jeopardy 50. Little Wolf 51. Desperate Monday 52. Hawke's Run 53. Break-In at Santa Paula 54. The Girl Who Fell from the Sky 55. Tracks 56. Birds of Paradise
An Arab King who finds oil in his country faces civil unrest. He recruits the services of a crack British Army Brigade.... Well at least the services of seven men from Army Stores!
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