First and foremost a star vehicle for Tom Cruise, this paper-thin Horatio Alger story of a young bartender with dreams of get-rich-quick success is notable only for Cruise's immense likeability in contrast to a creaky plot and thinly drawn characters. Cruise plays Brian Flanagan, a young entrepreneur and ladies' man who with his mentor (Bryan Brown) takes the New York bar scene by storm. Through setbacks and tragedy, Brian eventually realises there's more to life than a quick buck, and fights for the woman he loves (Elisabeth Shue). Despite its shortcomings, a worthwhile viewing for Tom Cruise fans. --Robert Lane, Amazon.com
The first of 1997's volcano disaster movies (the second being Volcano) was arguably the better of the two but both of them made for passable entertainment with some spectacular special effects to serve as icing on the stale cake. After all, Dante's Peak doesn't pretend to be anything more than an updated variation on a whole catalogue of disaster movie clichés. Despite all that, it's reasonably enjoyable. It's an added bonus that the script is just smart enough to allow Pierce Brosnan and Linda Hamilton to play their roles with straight faces, never condescending to the audience of the formulaic story. He's a volcano expert from the US Geological Survey, and she's the mayor of a cosy Washington State town perched beneath a volcano that's about to blow. Tell-tale signs are everywhere, so evacuation must be carried out immediately. Of course, not everybody's eager to leave and even some of Brosnan's colleagues think his alarm is premature. This sets the stage for massive ash clouds, rivers of raging mud and molten rock, flattened forests and death-defying escapes by Brosnan, Hamilton and some (but not all) of her family, friends and townsfolk. So what if it's all pretty flaky ... and can a four-wheel-drive vehicle travel over fire and molten lava without bursting its tires? Don't ask too many questions and you'll find Dante's Peak to be (if you'll pardon the pun) a total blast. --Jeff Shannon
The classic story of the Mutiny on The Bounty with a dream cast; Anthony Hopkins Mel Gibson giving one of the most soulful performances of his career Liam Neeson and Daniel Day-Lewis plus special effects to rival those of The Perfect Storm lush tropical scenery and a gripping story line.
The Jason Statham 6 Film Collection. Your one stop shop for all things Statham. Get your Stath fix here with 6 of his best films in one DVD boxset.Titles Comprise:The ExpendablesBlitzThe Bank JobChaosWarRevolver
Species: Charged with pulse-pounding suspense ingenious special effects from Academy Award winner Richard Edlund and a first-rate cast including Oscar winner Ben Kingsley Michael Madsen Alfred Molina Forest Whitaker Marg Helgenberger and Natasha Henstridge Species is an adrenaline-charged thrill-ride you'll never forget! When a beautiful human-alien hybrid (Henstridge) escapes from observation scientist Xavier Fitch (Kingsley) dispatches a crew of experts to find her before she is able to fulfill her horrific purpose: to mate with unsuspecting men and produce offspring that could destroy mankind. As her deadly biological clock ticks rapidly Fitch and his team are hurled into a desperate battle in which the fate of humanity itself hangs in the balance! Species II: Having just returned from a mission to Mars Commander Ross (Justin Lazard) isn't exactly himself. He's slowly becoming a terrifying alien entity with a one-track mind - -to procreate with human women! When countless women suffer gruesome deaths after bearing half-alien offspring scientist Laura Baker (Marg Helgenberger) and hired assassin Press Lennox (Michael Madsen) use Eve (Natasha Henstridge) a more tempered alien clone to find Ross and his virulent brood. But they underestimate Eve's maternal drive and before long she escapes to mate with Ross in order to create a purer and unstoppable race that could spell doom for mankind. As time is running out the ultimate battle of human brain over alien takes place in a chilling climax that puts Darwin's theory to the ultimate test...and only the strongest species will survive. Species III: Mankind's number is up in this thrilling third installment of the Species franchise! Featuring eye-popping special effects knuckle-whitening suspense and the dazzling performance of sexy newcomer Sunny Mabrey this riveting film is the most jarring action-packed chapter in the sci-fi series yet! In the ongoing fight for supremacy between mankind and human-alien hybrids a fatal hybrid weakness has given humans the advantage. Until now when Sara (Mabrey) the daughter of Eve (Natasha Henstridge) is born she develops into the most genetically perfect alien form yet! Seeking to repopulate Earth with her kind this dangerously beautiful femme fatale heeds an overwhelming drive to mate...while a crack military team trails her in an attempt to end the war between the two species forever! Species IV: When brilliant college professor Miranda Hollander suffers a mysterious blackout and awakens amid the bloody aftermath of a mass slaughter she turns to her uncle for answers. But when he reveals the shocking truth...that she's only half human a clone from a hybrid of human and alien DNA they must flee to Mexico to locate the scientist who created her. Soon they find themselves locked in battle with a horde of rampaging unstoppable hybrids...and time is running out before Miranda will inevitably
"The Bank Job" is inspired by an extraordinary true event, a daring, unsolved robbery, which took place more than 35 years ago in London.
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The story of Bruce McLaren, the New Zealander who, despite his humble beginnings, took on the elite world of Motor Racing and changed it forever.
An aging speedster sets out to break records in this heart-warming movie.
On its theatrical release Thirteen Days was pummelled by American critics for taking liberties with the facts of the Cuban missile crisis and smothering its compelling drama with phoney Boston accents by its primary stars. But anyone who enjoys taut, intelligent political thrillers will find little to complain about here. Co-star and co-producer Kevin Costner drew criticism for fictionally enhancing the White House role of presidential aide Kenneth O'Donnell, but while Costner's Boston accent may be grating, his fine performance as O'Donnell offers expert witness to the crisis, its nerve-wracking escalation and the efforts of John F Kennedy (Bruce Greenwood) and Robert F Kennedy (Steven Culp) to negotiate a peaceful settlement with Russia. While Soviet missiles approach operational status in Cuba, director Roger Donaldson (who directed Costner in No Way Out) cuts to exciting US Navy flights over the missile site, ramping up the tension that history itself provided. Donaldson's occasional use of black and white is self-consciously distracting, and he's further guilty of allowing a shrillness (along with repetitive, ominous shots of nuclear explosions) to invade the urgency of David Self's screenplay. Still, as Hollywood history lessons go, Thirteen Days is riveting stuff. You may find yourself wondering what might happen if reality presented a repeat scenario under less intelligent leadership.--Jeff Shannon, Amazon.com
Imagine being a hunter leading highly-trained bloodhounds in pursuit of a killer... and the trail leads directly to you! Starring Academy award winners Kevin Costner and Gene Hackman 'No Way Out' is a mesmerising look at Washington power. Capturing a well deserved four stars from critic Roger Ebert this taut and stylish thriller is fast-paced and powerful - a perfect nailbiter. In a fit of rage Secretary of Defense David Brice (Hackman) murders his mistress. To keep a lid on the
The Bank Job: Starring Jason Stantham as Terry a car dealer with a dodgy past and Saffron Burrows as Martine the woman with the plan The Bank Job interweaves corruption murder and scandel with 1970's England! When Martine offers Terry a lead on a foolproof bank hit on London's Baker Street he recognizes the opportunity of a lifetime! The plan: to target a roomful of safe deposit boxes worth millions in cash and jewelry. However Terry and his crew don't realize the boxes also contain a treasure trove of dirty secrets - secrets that will thrust them into a deadly web of corruption and illicit scandal that spans London's criminal underworld the highest echelons of the British government and the Royal Family itself. Chaos: After a deadly bank heist Detectives Quentin Conners (Jason Statham) and Shane Dekker (Ryan Phillippe) are drawn into a mysterious case where nothing is what it seems. Pulling the strings is a criminal mastermind (Wesley Snipes) who seems to kill without warning or reason. Abound with random acts of violence and deception - the only hope for survival is finding an order to the chaos. War: After his partner Tom Wynne (Terry Chen) and family are killed apparently by the infamous and elusive assassin Rogue (Jet Li) FBI agent Jack Crawford (Jason Statham) becomes obsessed with revenge as his world unravels into a vortex of guilt and betrayal. Rogue eventually resurfaces to settle a score of his own setting off a bloody crime war between Asian mob rivals Chang (John Lone) of the Triad's and Yakuza boss Shiro (Ryo Ishibashi). When Jack and Rogue finally come face to face the ultimate truth of their pasts will be revealed.... Revolver: Hotshot gambler Jake Green (Jason Statham) is long on bravado and seriously short of common sense. Rarely is he allowed in any casino because he's a bona fide winner and in fact has taken so much money over the years that he's the sole client of his accountant elder brother Billy. Invited to a private game Jake is expected for fear of losing his life to lose heavily to local crime lord Macha (Liotta). However despite warnings Jake cleans out Macha and must go to work for a pair of brothers who promise to protect him from the inevitable visit of a hitman coming Jake's way...
The story of Bruce McLaren, the New Zealander who, despite his humble beginnings, took on the elite world of Motor Racing and changed it forever.
There's a kind of perverse marketing genius at work in this cheesy sci-fi hit from 1995 in which scientists create a half-human, half-alien woman named Sil (Natasha Henstridge) who's capable of morphing from a slimy, tentacled creature into a blonde babe with the body of a Playboy centrefold. This makes it easy for Sil to lure gullible guys who are only too willing to indulge her voracious mating urge, realising too late that sex with Sil is anything but safe. As the body count rises, a handpicked team of specialists tracks the alien's killing spree, but their diverse expertise is barely a match for the ever-morphing Sil. Borrowing elements of the Alien movies (including bizarre alien designs by Swedish artist HR Giger) and spicing them up with some tantalising nudity, Species is a wet dream for creature-feature fans--kind of like watching a sci-fi vampire fantasy while browsing through the Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue. --Jeff Shannon, Amazon.com
A brilliant young CIA trainee (Colin Farrell) is asked by his mentor (Al Pacino) to help find a mole in the Agency.
The Bank Job is a highly-charged heist thriller based upon the infamous 1971 robbery that took place at the Lloyds Bank in Marylebone London. Starring Jason Stantham as Terry a car dealer with a dodgy past and Saffron Burrows as Martine the woman with the plan The Bank Job interweaves corruption murder and scandel with 1970's England! When Martine offers Terry a lead on a foolproof bank hit on London's Baker Street he recognizes the opportunity of a lifetime! The plan: to target a roomful of safe deposit boxes worth millions in cash and jewelry. However Terry and his crew don't realize the boxes also contain a treasure trove of dirty secrets - secrets that will thrust them into a deadly web of corruption and illicit scandal that spans London's criminal underworld the highest echelons of the British government and the Royal Family itself...
Starring Ben Kingsley (GANDHI, SEXY BEAST), Alfred Molina (SPIDER-MAN 2, RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK) and Natasha Henstridge in her debut performance, the original Species was an impressive mix of science fiction and body horror, inspired by the likes of ALIEN and the work of David Cronenberg. Its success encouraged a run of entertaining sequels and the franchise has long been a favourite of cult film enthusiasts everywhere. This beautiful set contains all four movies including SPECIES, SPECIES II, SPECIES III and SPECIES: THE AWAKENING in a superb presentation replete with extras, insights and interviews. Product Features Disc 1 SPECIES Audio Commentary with Natasha Henstridge, Michael Madsen and Director Roger Donaldson Audio Commentary with Director Roger Donaldson, Make-Up Effects Creator Steve Johnson, Visual Effects Supervisor Richard Edlund and Producer Frank Mancuso Jr. Audio Commentary with Critics Kim Newman and Film-maker Sean Hogan After Birth: The Evolution of Species From Sil to Eve The Making of Species: The Origin, The Concept, The Discovery Designing a Hybrid Alternate Ending Theatrical Trailer Stills Gallery Disc 2 SPECIES 2 Audio Commentary with Director Peter Medak From Sil to Eve with Natasha Henstridge Creature Creations: The Effects of Species II Alien Evolutions with Chris Brancato Special Effects Outtakes & behind the Scenes Footage Species II: Eve of Destruction Additional Unseen Footage : - The Debutants - The Strip Club - Transvestite - Extended Tongue Theatrical Trailer Disc 3 SPECIES 3 Audio Commentary with Director Brad Turner, Writer Ben Ripley and Actor Robin Dunne Audio Commentary with Film Journalists Dave Wain and Matty Budrewicz Alien Odyssey: Evolution Alien Odyssey: Species DNA Alien Odyssey: Alien Technology Alien Odyssey: Intelligent Lifeforms Genesis Falling Apart Original Trailer Disc 4 SPECIES THE AWAKENING Audio Commentary with Film Journalists Dave Wain and Matty Budrewicz Alien Awakenings - An Interview with Director Nick Lyon Miranda's Memories - An Interview with Actress Helena Mattson Deleted Scenes Original Trailer
The first of 1997's volcano disaster movies (the second being Volcano) was arguably the better of the two but both of them made for passable entertainment with some spectacular special effects to serve as icing on the stale cake. After all, Dante's Peak doesn't pretend to be anything more than an updated variation on a whole catalogue of disaster movie clichés. Despite all that, it's reasonably enjoyable. It's an added bonus that the script is just smart enough to allow Pierce Brosnan and Linda Hamilton to play their roles with straight faces, never condescending to the audience of the formulaic story. He's a volcano expert from the US Geological Survey, and she's the mayor of a cosy Washington State town perched beneath a volcano that's about to blow. Tell-tale signs are everywhere, so evacuation must be carried out immediately. Of course, not everybody's eager to leave and even some of Brosnan's colleagues think his alarm is premature. This sets the stage for massive ash clouds, rivers of raging mud and molten rock, flattened forests and death-defying escapes by Brosnan, Hamilton and some (but not all) of her family, friends and townsfolk. So what if it's all pretty flaky ... and can a four-wheel-drive vehicle travel over fire and molten lava without bursting its tires? Don't ask too many questions and you'll find Dante's Peak to be (if you'll pardon the pun) a total blast. --Jeff Shannon
Popular high school teacher Will Gerard (NICOLAS CAGE) lives a life of content domesticity with his beautiful musician wife Laura (JANUARY JONES). Until one night's horrific events, turns their world upside down.
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