By way of an experiment, a mixed-sex anti-aircraft battery is set up during World War II. The result is Carry On England, and the sex is indeed pretty mixed, although the drafting in of Patrick Mower and Judy Geeson rather demonstrates the need for at least some of the cast to be attractive in order to make this premise feasible. For the most part, of course, it's tits-out sex-comedy slapstick all the way, but there's a nicely ambivalent performance from Kenneth Connor, who portrays the wartime British officer class as being pretty much bonkers, a telling interpretation which Stephen Fry was to perfect years later in Blackadder Goes Forth. The location is of course typically Carry On cheap-and-cheerful, but its inevitable drabness, together with the indistinguishable khaki uniforms, tends to put a bit of a damper on the adult-panto atmosphere which the best Carry Ons deliver. The cast commendably manage to transcend this, though, so there's still plenty of fun to be had. On the DVD: The feature is presented in 1.77:1 aspect ratio, but the disc has no added features. --Roger Thomas
Johnny Depp ruled as TV's hottest young actor in this third season of the hit show that shot him to stardom. Depp stars as undercover cop Tom Hanson who along with fellow officers Harry Loki (Dustin Nguyen) Judy Hoffs (Holly Robinson Peete) and Doug Penhall (Peter DeLuise) tackles tough cases of teen pregnancy drug dealers child molestation army desertion racism homelessness murder and more! This third season includes the exciting introduction of Dennis Booker (former heart-t
One shot is all it takes..... Dick a loner living in a poor US mining town happens upon a small antique handgun and finds himself strangely drawn to it. He convinces other young outcasts to join him in a secret club he calls 'The Dandies'. It's a club based on the conflicting ideals of pacifism and guns; with the most important rule: 'never draw your weapon'. But they soon find themselves in a predicament where they realise that rules are made to be broken...
Experience Sunset Strip from its origins in the 1920’s Prohibition to Madame Francis’ notorious brothel in the 1930’s the world-class 1940’s Nightclub scene the Mafia Wars of the 1950’s the Teen Riots in the 1960’s the Punk scene in the 1970’s Hair Bands and Heavy Metal in the 1980’s Hip Hop and Grunge of the 1990’s and all the way up to today’s resurgence with first class comedy clubs and establishments such as Soho House the Viper Room and The Sunset Strip Music Festival.
Peter Sellers Collection
Available on DVD for the first time! Every sale begins with a smile. The story concerns three lubricant salesmen who have gathered in a Witchita Kansas hotel room in order to throw a cocktail party for prospective buyers. They are Larry (Spacey) a harsh cocky veteran; his partner Phil (Danny DeVito) a passive recovering alcoholic; and Bob (Peter Facinelli) a naive new colleague whose ethics drive Larry into fits of disbelief. The trio waits for the night's arrivals - most specifically 'The Big Kahuna' a man so wealthy that he has the ability to single-handedly revive Larry and Phil's struggling careers. After the party Larry and Phil are dumbfounded when they discover that Bob actually spoke to him only their conversation consisted solely of religious dialogue. Larry sends Bob in search of 'The Big Kahuna' with the order that he discuss business if he wants to remain employed. The subsequent hours provide each individual with the chance to exorcise his inner demons once and for all...
The Adventures Of Hal 5: Hal 5 is a very old Austin with great character owned by the Hayward family. A wicked garage owner plots to steal the car to sell for a great deal of money but the Hayward children are out to stop him... Egghead's Robot: 'Eggheaed' Wentworth adapts his father's robot to perform the chores but forgets to programme him to stay out of trouble...
Craig Sterling (Damon) Sharron Macready (Bastedo) and Richard Barrett (Gaunt) are agents for an international intelligence organisation called NEMESIS. After a plane crash and being rescued by an unknown civilisation the trio make their way back Geneva to continue their work only to discover they have mysteriously developed super-human abilities like telepathy amazing memories and abnormal strengths. Instead of telling anyone about these developments they keep their secret quiet but use their new powers to help complete a range of dangerous assignments... The Dark Island: When three agents fail to return from a tropical island the Champions are sent to investigate. The Fanatics: When Richard Barrett infiltrates a gang of fanatical assassins he learns that Tremayne is to be their next victim. Will he be able to stop the killers in time? Twelve Hours: Richard and Sharron accompany a visiting President and his wife on a submarine journey but an assassination attempt means that they will require all of their powers to save him... The Search: After stealing an atomic submarine loaded with four nuclear weapons a neo Nazi regime holds London hostage...
Far back in the history of Scotland clans formed together under the image of the wildcat and fought wars for the independence of the land. Today less than 400 Scottish wildcats remain in the wild and the extinction of Britain's last large mammal predator could come within the next decade. Last Of The Scottish Wildcats is the first film to capture rare footage of these unique creatures in their wild habitat and to fully investigate the threats facing their future through interviews with the people dedicated to saving Britain's last wild feline. The Scottish wildcat is Britain's very own critically endangered wild feline with less than 400 individuals left in the wild. Whilst Government is working out what to do about the problem an unexpected mixture of film-makers writers sculptors and photographers united by their interest in the species have started working towards its conservation. Public awareness is so essential explains director/producer Steve Piper the greatest threat to the wildcat is that very few people outside of the Highlands realise they're even there and only handfuls of them fully understand the threats to the wildcat or how to help. Fortunately communication is exactly what creative artists spend their whole life doing.
'Reconstruction' turns romantic drama inside out laying bare the emotions in an explosion of images. Alex a photographer and beautiful Aimee meet by chance and fall in love in the course of one intense day in Copenhagen. Their chance meeting at a time when they're both disillusioned with life and their partners results in a rollercoaster ride that neither of them could have anticipated. After their night together Alex realizes that his life has inexplicably changed when he is
Alex Granier falls victim to the underground operations of a black laboratory where he as one of their lab rats is injected with lethal chemicals known to induce murderous fits of rage that cause people to kill without conscience. When Alex escapes from the lab he is chased by a score of police officers who believe he is a dangerous madman.
A college boy decides to disrupt the studies of his cousin who stands to lose a 50 million dollar inheritance if he fails his exams with a weekend of sex booze and rock n' roll to claim the money for himself!
It's not quite as clever as it tries to be, but The Game does a tremendous job of presenting the story of a rigid control freak trapped in circumstances that are increasingly beyond his control. Michael Douglas plays a rich, divorced, and dreadful investment banker whose 48th birthday reminds him of his father's suicide at the same age. He's locked in the cage of his own misery until his rebellious younger brother (Sean Penn) presents him with a birthday invitation to play "The Game" (described as "an experiential Book of the Month Club")--a mysterious offering from a company called Consumer Recreation Services. Before he knows the game has even begun, Douglas is caught up in a series of unexplained events designed to strip him of his tenuous security and cast him into a maelstrom of chaos. How do you play a game that hasn't any rules? That's what Douglas has to figure out, and he can't always rely on his intelligence to form logic out of what's happening to him. Seemingly cast as the fall guy in a conspiracy thriller, he encounters a waitress (Deborah Unger) who may or may not be trustworthy, and nothing can be taken at face value in a world turned upside down. Douglas is great at conveying the sheer panic of his character's dilemma, and despite some lapses in credibility and an anticlimactic ending, The Game remains a thinking person's thriller that grabs and holds your attention. Thematic resonance abounds between this and Seven and Fight Club, two of the other films by The Game 's director David Fincher. -- Jeff Shannon, Amazon.com
Five sexy college friends venture out on a road trip. A detour to Lisa's uncle's house leads them into the Galloway Forest which is known for mysterious disappearances and rumours of cannibalism. Uncle Marty does not appear to be home as Lisa finds a hidden key which unlocks the door to a night full of terror. As Lisa experiences bizarre visions she wonders about her darkest family secrets. The mysterious Uncle Marty has a taste for beauty and blood. Nothing is as it seems as th
Dudley Moore and Eddie Murphy star in this anti-establishment comedy about a disenchanted military scientist whose shortcomings have a knock-on effect on a hapless soldier caught-up in a war he has no place being in. With some classic Murphy dialogue and screwball antics Best Defence is an alternative look at the dynamics of modern warfare.
It all begins like the perfect day for ex-cop now ex-con Ray Mercer (Peter Weller). He finally gets out of jail is met by his stunningly beautiful wife visits a Las Vegas casino and wins a massive jackpot. But having gently tapped him on the shoulder Lady Luck is now about to punch Ray very hard in the face. Still on parole he shouldn’t even be in the casino his unfaithful wife wants a divorce and suddenly he’s caught up in a brutal heist that’s gone catastrophically wrong. And as the bodies start piling up higher that the casino’s chips the trouble really starts when mysterious gangster ‘The Butcher’ arrives...
Fury: Series 1 (4 Discs)
Great Brit Flicks Collection
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